Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gailēn

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 *gail (“merry”) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*gailēn

1. to be proud
2. to be overbearing

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*gailēn
1st sg. past	*gail?dā
Infinitive	*gailēn
Genitive infin.	*gailēnijas
Dative infin.	*gailēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*gailēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gailē	*gail?dā
2nd singular	*gailēs	*gail?dēs, *gail?dēs
3rd singular	*gailēþ	*gail?dē, *gail?dā
1st plural	*gailēm	*gail?dum
2nd plural	*gailēþ	*gail?dud
3rd plural	*gailēnþ	*gail?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gailē	*gail?dī
2nd singular	*gailēs	*gail?dī
3rd singular	*gailē	*gail?dī
1st plural	*gailēm	*gail?dīm
2nd plural	*gailēþ	*gail?dīd
3rd plural	*gailēn	*gail?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gailē
Plural	*gailēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*gailēndī	*gail?d

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *gēlon
  • Middle Low German: gêilen
• Old High German: geilēn
  • Middle High German: geilen
    • German: geilen