Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gliwāną

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 *ǵʰli-u-eh₁- an extended form of *ǵʰley-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣli.wɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gliwāną

1. to glisten, to shine

Inflection

Conjugation of *gliwāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gliwō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*gliwaisi	?	*gliwai	*gliwāsai	?
3rd singular	*gliwaiþi	?	*gliwāþau	*gliwāþai	?
1st dual	*gliwōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*gliwāþiz	?	*gliwāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*gliwāmaz	?	—	*gliwānþai	?
2nd plural	*gliwaiþ	?	*gliwaiþ	*gliwānþai	?
3rd plural	*gliwānþi	?	*gliwānþau	*gliwānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*gliwadǭ	*gliwadēdį̄
2nd singular	*gliwadēz	*gliwadēdīz
3rd singular	*gliwadē	*gliwadēdī
1st dual	*gliwadēdū	*gliwadēdīw
2nd dual	*gliwadēdudiz	*gliwadēdīdiz
1st plural	*gliwadēdum	*gliwadēdīm
2nd plural	*gliwadēdud	*gliwadēdīd
3rd plural	*gliwadēdun	*gliwadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*gliwāndz	*gliwadaz

Related terms

• *glīwą

Descendants

• Old Norse: gljá
  • Icelandic: gljá
  • Faroese: glíggja
  • Norwegian:

    Norwegian Nynorsk: gljå, glå