Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōlōną

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 *hōlą (“vain speech”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔː.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hōlōną

1. to speak vainly (of)
2. to calumniate, slander

Inflection

Conjugation of *hōlōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hōlō	*hōlǭ	—	*hōlōi	?
2nd singular	*hōlōsi	*hōlōs	*hōlō	*hōlōsai	*hōlōsau
3rd singular	*hōlōþi	*hōlō	*hōlōþau	*hōlōþai	*hōlōþau
1st dual	*hōlōs	*hōlōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hōlōþiz	*hōlōþiz	*hōlōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*hōlōmaz	*hōlōm	—	*hōlōnþai	*hōlōnþau
2nd plural	*hōlōþ	*hōlōþ	*hōlōþ	*hōlōnþai	*hōlōnþau
3rd plural	*hōlōnþi	*hōlōn	*hōlōnþau	*hōlōnþai	*hōlōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hōlōdǭ	*hōlōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*hōlōdēz	*hōlōdēdīz
3rd singular	*hōlōdē	*hōlōdēdī
1st dual	*hōlōdēdū	*hōlōdēdīw
2nd dual	*hōlōdēdudiz	*hōlōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*hōlōdēdum	*hōlōdēdīm
2nd plural	*hōlōdēdud	*hōlōdēdīd
3rd plural	*hōlōdēdun	*hōlōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*hōlōndz	*hōlōdaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hōlōn
  • Old English: hōlian
    • Middle English: holen
• Gothic: 𐌷𐍉𐌻𐍉𐌽 (hōlōn)