Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blikkattjan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a derivative of *blīkan + *-attjan.
Verb
[edit]*blikkattjan[1]
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak j-present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *blikkattjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *blikkattā | |
| Infinitive | *blikkattjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *blikkattjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *blikkattjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *blikkattjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blikkattju | *blikkattā |
| 2nd singular | *blikkatisi | *blikkattēs, *blikkattōs |
| 3rd singular | *blikkatiþi | *blikkattē, *blikkattā |
| 1st plural | *blikkattjum | *blikkattum |
| 2nd plural | *blikkatiþ | *blikkattud |
| 3rd plural | *blikkattjanþ | *blikkattun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *blikkattjē | *blikkattī |
| 2nd singular | *blikkattjēs | *blikkattī |
| 3rd singular | *blikkattjē | *blikkattī |
| 1st plural | *blikkattjēm | *blikkattīm |
| 2nd plural | *blikkattjēþ | *blikkattīd |
| 3rd plural | *blikkattjēn | *blikkattīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *blikkati | |
| Plural | *blikkatiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *blikkattjandī | *blikkatt |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: bliccettan; (blīcettan)
- Old High German: blekkezzen, bleckezzen, blechazan
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “PWGmc *bli/ekkatʲtʲan”