Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halbijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *halb (“half”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*halbijan

1. to halve, to cut in half

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*halbijan
1st sg. past	*halbidā
Infinitive	*halbijan
Genitive infin.	*halbijannjas
Dative infin.	*halbijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*halbijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*halbiju	*halbidā
2nd singular	*halbisi	*halbidēs, *halbidōs
3rd singular	*halbiþi	*halbidē, *halbidā
1st plural	*halbijum	*halbidum
2nd plural	*halbiþ	*halbidud
3rd plural	*halbijanþ	*halbidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*halbijē	*halbidī
2nd singular	*halbijēs	*halbidī
3rd singular	*halbijē	*halbidī
1st plural	*halbijēm	*halbidīm
2nd plural	*halbijēþ	*halbidīd
3rd plural	*halbijēn	*halbidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*halbi
Plural	*halbiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*halbijandī	*halbid

Descendants

• Old English: hielfan
• Old High German: *helben
  • Middle High German: helben