Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gailisōn

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 +‎ *-isōn.

Verb

*gailisōn

1. to be wanton
2. to be lustful

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*gailisōn
1st sg. past	*gailisōdā
Infinitive	*gailisōn
Genitive infin.	*gailisōnijas
Dative infin.	*gailisōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*gailisōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*gailisō	*gailisōdā
2nd singular	*gailisōs	*gailisōdēs, *gailisōdōs
3rd singular	*gailisōþ	*gailisōdē, *gailisōdā
1st plural	*gailisōm	*gailisōdum
2nd plural	*gailisōþ	*gailisōdud
3rd plural	*gailisōnþ	*gailisōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*gailisō	*gailisōdī
2nd singular	*gailisōs	*gailisōdī
3rd singular	*gailisō	*gailisōdī
1st plural	*gailisōm	*gailisōdīm
2nd plural	*gailisōþ	*gailisōdīd
3rd plural	*gailisōn	*gailisōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*gailisō
Plural	*gailisōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*gailisōndī	*gailisōd

Descendants

• Old English: *gǣlsian
  • ⇒ Old English: gǣlsa
• Old High German: geilisōn
  • Middle High German: geilsen