Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gōlijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *gōlaz (“pleasing, charming”) +‎ *-janą, which is the vṛddhi gerundive of *galaną (“to shout; to charm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɔː.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gōlijaną

1. to please, soothe, appease
2. to greet

Inflection

Conjugation of *gōlijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gōlijō	*gōlijaų	—	*gōlijai	?
2nd singular	*gōlīsi	*gōlijais	*gōlī	*gōlijasai	*gōlijaisau
3rd singular	*gōlīþi	*gōlijai	*gōlijaþau	*gōlijaþai	*gōlijaiþau
1st dual	*gōlijōs	*gōlijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*gōlijaþiz	*gōlijaiþiz	*gōlijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*gōlijamaz	*gōlijaim	—	*gōlijanþai	*gōlijainþau
2nd plural	*gōlīþ	*gōlijaiþ	*gōlīþ	*gōlijanþai	*gōlijainþau
3rd plural	*gōlijanþi	*gōlijain	*gōlijanþau	*gōlijanþai	*gōlijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gōlidǭ	*gōlidēdį̄
2nd singular	*gōlidēz	*gōlidēdīz
3rd singular	*gōlidē	*gōlidēdī
1st dual	*gōlidēdū	*gōlidēdīw
2nd dual	*gōlidēdudiz	*gōlidēdīdiz
1st plural	*gōlidēdum	*gōlidēdīm
2nd plural	*gōlidēdud	*gōlidēdīd
3rd plural	*gōlidēdun	*gōlidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*gōlijandz	*gōlidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *gōlijan
  • >? Old Frisian: gēla (to persecute)
  • Old High German: guolen
• Old Norse: gœla
  • Icelandic: gæla
• Gothic: 𐌲𐍉𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gōljan)