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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlastijan

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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 *hlasti (load, burden) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*hlastijan

  1. to burden, weigh down

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hlastijan
1st sg. past *hlastidā
Infinitive *hlastijan
Genitive infin. *hlastijannjas
Dative infin. *hlastijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hlastijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hlastiju *hlastidā
2nd singular *hlastisi *hlastidēs, *hlastidōs
3rd singular *hlastiþi *hlastidē, *hlastidā
1st plural *hlastijum *hlastidum
2nd plural *hlastiþ *hlastidud
3rd plural *hlastijanþ *hlastidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hlastijē *hlastidī
2nd singular *hlastijēs *hlastidī
3rd singular *hlastijē *hlastidī
1st plural *hlastijēm *hlastidīm
2nd plural *hlastijēþ *hlastidīd
3rd plural *hlastijēn *hlastidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hlasti
Plural *hlastiþ
Present Past
Participle *hlastijandī *hlastid

Descendants

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Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *hlastian
  • Old Dutch: *hlasten
  • Old High German: *hlasten