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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flogattjan

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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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Verb

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*flogattjan[1]

  1. to flutter, to hover

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *flogattjan
1st sg. past *flogattā
Infinitive *flogattjan
Genitive infin. *flogattjannjas
Dative infin. *flogattjannjē
Instrum. infin. *flogattjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *flogattju *flogattā
2nd singular *flogatisi *flogattēs, *flogattōs
3rd singular *flogatiþi *flogattē, *flogattā
1st plural *flogattjum *flogattum
2nd plural *flogatiþ *flogattud
3rd plural *flogattjanþ *flogattun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *flogattjē *flogattī
2nd singular *flogattjēs *flogattī
3rd singular *flogattjē *flogattī
1st plural *flogattjēm *flogattīm
2nd plural *flogattjēþ *flogattīd
3rd plural *flogattjēn *flogattīn
Imperative Present
Singular *flogati
Plural *flogatiþ
Present Past
Participle *flogattjandī *flogatt

Descendants

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  • Old English: flogettan
  • Old High German: flogezzen

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 130:PWGmc *flogatʲtʲan