Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balþijan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *balþijaną.

Verb

*balþijan^[1]^[2]

to make bold, animate, encourage

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*balþijan
1st sg. past	*balþidā
Infinitive	*balþijan
Genitive infin.	*balþijannjas
Dative infin.	*balþijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*balþijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*balþiju	*balþidā
2nd singular	*balþisi	balþidēs, balþidōs
3rd singular	*balþiþi	balþidē, balþidā
1st plural	*balþijum	*balþidum
2nd plural	*balþiþ	*balþidud
3rd plural	*balþijanþ	*balþidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*balþijē	*balþidī
2nd singular	*balþijēs	*balþidī
3rd singular	*balþijē	*balþidī
1st plural	*balþijēm	*balþidīm
2nd plural	*balþijēþ	*balþidīd
3rd plural	*balþijēn	*balþidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*balþi
Plural	*balþiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*balþijandī	*balþid

Descendants

Old English: bieldan, byldan, bildan
- Middle English: bēlden, beelden
  - Scots: belde, beild, bield
  - English: bield
Old Saxon: beldian
Old High German: belden
- Middle High German: belden, balden

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*balþ/da-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 50: “*balþjan-”
^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*balþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*balþ/da-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 50: “*balþjan-”

[2] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*balþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34

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