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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laiþattjan

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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 *laiþ +‎ *-attjan.

Verb

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*laiþattjan[1]

  1. to loathe

Inflection

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Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *laiþattjan
1st sg. past *laiþattā
Infinitive *laiþattjan
Genitive infin. *laiþattjannjas
Dative infin. *laiþattjannjē
Instrum. infin. *laiþattjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *laiþattju *laiþattā
2nd singular *laiþatisi *laiþattēs, *laiþattōs
3rd singular *laiþatiþi *laiþattē, *laiþattā
1st plural *laiþattjum *laiþattum
2nd plural *laiþatiþ *laiþattud
3rd plural *laiþattjanþ *laiþattun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *laiþattjē *laiþattī
2nd singular *laiþattjēs *laiþattī
3rd singular *laiþattjē *laiþattī
1st plural *laiþattjēm *laiþattīm
2nd plural *laiþattjēþ *laiþattīd
3rd plural *laiþattjēn *laiþattīn
Imperative Present
Singular *laiþati
Plural *laiþatiþ
Present Past
Participle *laiþattjandī *laiþatt

Descendants

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  • Old English: lāþettan
  • Old Saxon: *lēthitiōn
  • Old High German: leidezzen

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 129:*laiþatʲtʲan