Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifalþan

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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 *bi- +‎ *falþan.

Verb

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*bifalþan[1]

  1. to envelop, to wrap

Inflection

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Strong class 7c
Infinitive *bifalþan
1st sg. past *bifealþ
3rd pl. past *bifealdun
Past ptcple *bifaldan
Infinitive *bifalþan
Genitive infin. *bifalþannjas
Dative infin. *bifalþannjē
Instrum. infin. *bifalþannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bifalþu *bifealþ
2nd singular *bifalþiʀi *bifealdī
3rd singular *bifalþidi *bifealþ
1st plural *bifalþum *bifealdum
2nd plural *bifalþid *bifealdud
3rd plural *bifalþand *bifealdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bifalþē *bifealdī
2nd singular *bifalþēs *bifealdī
3rd singular *bifalþē *bifealdī
1st plural *bifalþēm *bifealdīm
2nd plural *bifalþēþ *bifealdīd
3rd plural *bifalþēn *bifealdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bifalþ
Plural *bifalþid
Present Past
Participle *bifalþandī *bifaldan

Descendants

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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 244:PWGmc *bifalþan