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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blōtan

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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 Proto-Germanic *blōtaną.

Verb

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*blōtan

  1. to sacrifice

Inflection

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Strong class 7e
Infinitive *blōtan
1st sg. past *bleōt
3rd pl. past *bleōtun
Past ptcple *blōtan
Infinitive *blōtan
Genitive infin. *blōtannjas
Dative infin. *blōtannjē
Instrum. infin. *blōtannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *blōtu *bleōt
2nd singular *blōtiʀi *bleōtī
3rd singular *blōtidi *bleōt
1st plural *blōtum *bleōtum
2nd plural *blōtid *bleōtud
3rd plural *blōtand *bleōtun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *blōtē *bleōtī
2nd singular *blōtēs *bleōtī
3rd singular *blōtē *bleōtī
1st plural *blōtēm *bleōtīm
2nd plural *blōtēþ *bleōtīd
3rd plural *blōtēn *bleōtīn
Imperative Present
Singular *blōt
Plural *blōtid
Present Past
Participle *blōtandī *blōtan
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  • *blōthūs (house of sacrifice, heathen temple)

Descendants

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  • Old English: blōtan
  • Old High German: bluozan, pluozan, plozzan