Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bilinnan

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 *bi- +‎ *linnan.

Verb

*bilinnan

1. to stop, cease, end

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	*bilinnan
1st sg. past	*bilann
3rd pl. past	*bilunnun
Past ptcple	*bilunnan
Infinitive	*bilinnan
Genitive infin.	*bilinnannjas
Dative infin.	*bilinnannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bilinnannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bilinnu	*bilann
2nd singular	*bilinniʀi	*bilunnī
3rd singular	*bilinnidi	*bilann
1st plural	*bilinnum	*bilunnum
2nd plural	*bilinnid	*bilunnud
3rd plural	*bilinnand	*bilunnun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bilinnē	*bilunnī
2nd singular	*bilinnēs	*bilunnī
3rd singular	*bilinnē	*bilunnī
1st plural	*bilinnēm	*bilunnīm
2nd plural	*bilinnēþ	*bilunnīd
3rd plural	*bilinnēn	*bilunnīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bilinn
Plural	*bilinnid
	Present	Past
Participle	*bilinnandī	*bilunnan

Descendants

• Old English: blinnan
  • Middle English: blinnen
    • Scots: blin
    • English: blin
• Old Saxon: bilinnan
• Old High German: bilinnan