Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/līhwan

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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 *līhwaną.

Verb

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*līhwan[1]

  1. to lend

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive *līhwan
1st sg. past *laihw
3rd pl. past *ligun
Past ptcple *liwan
Infinitive *līhwan
Genitive infin. *līhwannjas
Dative infin. *līhwannjē
Instrum. infin. *līhwannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *līhu *laihw
2nd singular *līhwiʀi *liwī
3rd singular *līhwidi *laihw
1st plural *līhum *ligum
2nd plural *līhwid *ligud
3rd plural *līhwand *ligun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *līhwē *liwī
2nd singular *līhwēs *liwī
3rd singular *līhwē *liwī
1st plural *līhwēm *liwīm
2nd plural *līhwēþ *liwīd
3rd plural *līhwēn *liwīn
Imperative Present
Singular *līhw
Plural *līhwid
Present Past
Participle *līhwandī *liwan

Descendants

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  • Old English: lēon
  • Old Frisian: līa
  • Old Saxon: līhan
  • Old Dutch: līan
  • Old High German: līhan

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 107:*līhwan