Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hulljan

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

Verb

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*hulljan[1]

  1. to cover

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hulljan
1st sg. past *huldā
Infinitive *hulljan
Genitive infin. *hulljannjas
Dative infin. *hulljannjē
Instrum. infin. *hulljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hullju *huldā
2nd singular *hulisi *huldēs, *huldōs
3rd singular *huliþi *huldē, *huldā
1st plural *hulljum *huldum
2nd plural *huliþ *huldud
3rd plural *hulljanþ *huldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hulljē *huldī
2nd singular *hulljēs *huldī
3rd singular *hulljē *huldī
1st plural *hulljēm *huldīm
2nd plural *hulljēþ *huldīd
3rd plural *hulljēn *huldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *huli
Plural *huliþ
Present Past
Participle *hulljandī *huld

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: hyllan
  • Old Frisian: hella
  • Old Saxon: *hullian
  • Old Dutch: *hullen
  • Old High German: hullen

References

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  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