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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihulljan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *hulljan.

Verb

*bihulljan[1]

  1. to cover

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bihulljan
1st sg. past *bihuldā
Infinitive *bihulljan
Genitive infin. *bihulljannjas
Dative infin. *bihulljannjē
Instrum. infin. *bihulljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bihullju *bihuldā
2nd singular *bihulisi *bihuldēs, *bihuldōs
3rd singular *bihuliþi *bihuldē, *bihuldā
1st plural *bihulljum *bihuldum
2nd plural *bihuliþ *bihuldud
3rd plural *bihulljanþ *bihuldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bihulljē *bihuldī
2nd singular *bihulljēs *bihuldī
3rd singular *bihulljē *bihuldī
1st plural *bihulljēm *bihuldīm
2nd plural *bihulljēþ *bihuldīd
3rd plural *bihulljēn *bihuldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bihuli
Plural *bihuliþ
Present Past
Participle *bihulljandī *bihuld

Descendants
  • Old English: behyllan
  • Old Frisian: bihella
  • Old Saxon: bihullian
  • Old High German: bihullen

References
  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 223: “PWGmc *(bi)hulʲlʲan”
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