geltan

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *geldan.

Cognates

Cognates include Old Saxon geldan, Dutch gelden, Old English ġieldan (English yield), Old Norse gjalda, (Danish gælde, Swedish gälla), Gothic *𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*gildan).

Verb

geltan

1. to pay

Conjugation

Conjugation of geltan (strong class 3)

infinitive	geltan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	giltu, gilto	galt
2nd person singular	giltis, giltist	gulti
3rd person singular	giltit	galt
1st person plural	geltem, geltemēs	gultum, gultumēs
2nd person plural	geltet	gultut
3rd person plural	geltant	gultun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	gelte	gulti
2nd person singular	geltēs, geltēst	gultīs, gultīst
3rd person singular	gelte	gulti
1st person plural	geltēm, geltemēs	gultīm, gultīmēs
2nd person plural	geltēt	gultīt
3rd person plural	geltēn	gultīn
imperative	present
singular	gilt
plural	geltet
participle	present	past
	geltanti	gigoltan

Descendants

• Middle High German: gëlten
  • Cimbrian: ghèltan
  • German: gelten
  • Luxembourgish: gëllen