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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hilmijan

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.
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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *helm (“helmet”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*hilmijan

  1. to cover
  2. to cover with a helmet

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hilmijan
1st sg. past *hilmidā
Infinitive *hilmijan
Genitive infin. *hilmijannjas
Dative infin. *hilmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hilmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hilmiju *hilmidā
2nd singular *hilmisi *hilmidēs, *hilmidōs
3rd singular *hilmiþi *hilmidē, *hilmidā
1st plural *hilmijum *hilmidum
2nd plural *hilmiþ *hilmidud
3rd plural *hilmijanþ *hilmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hilmijē *hilmidī
2nd singular *hilmijēs *hilmidī
3rd singular *hilmijē *hilmidī
1st plural *hilmijēm *hilmidīm
2nd plural *hilmijēþ *hilmidīd
3rd plural *hilmijēn *hilmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hilmi
Plural *hilmiþ
Present Past
Participle *hilmijandī *hilmid

Descendants
  • Old English: hilman, hylman
  • Old High German: *hilmen (attested in the past participle gihilmit)
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