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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlankijan

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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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From Proto-Germanic *hlankijaną. Equivalent to *hlank (flexible, bent) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*hlankijan

  1. to twist, bend, flex

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hlankijan
1st sg. past *hlankidā
Infinitive *hlankijan
Genitive infin. *hlankijannjas
Dative infin. *hlankijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hlankijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hlankiju *hlankidā
2nd singular *hlankisi *hlankidēs, *hlankidōs
3rd singular *hlankiþi *hlankidē, *hlankidā
1st plural *hlankijum *hlankidum
2nd plural *hlankiþ *hlankidud
3rd plural *hlankijanþ *hlankidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hlankijē *hlankidī
2nd singular *hlankijēs *hlankidī
3rd singular *hlankijē *hlankidī
1st plural *hlankijēm *hlankidīm
2nd plural *hlankijēþ *hlankidīd
3rd plural *hlankijēn *hlankidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hlanki
Plural *hlankiþ
Present Past
Participle *hlankijandī *hlankid

Descendants

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  • Old English: *hlenċan
  • Old Saxon: *hlenken
  • Old High German: *lenken