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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/limpan

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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 *limpaną.

Verb

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*limpan[1]

  1. to turn out well

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive *limpan
1st sg. past *lamp
3rd pl. past *lumpun
Past ptcple *lumpan
Infinitive *limpan
Genitive infin. *limpannjas
Dative infin. *limpannjē
Instrum. infin. *limpannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *limpu *lamp
2nd singular *limpiʀi *lumpī
3rd singular *limpidi *lamp
1st plural *limpum *lumpum
2nd plural *limpid *lumpud
3rd plural *limpand *lumpun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *limpē *lumpī
2nd singular *limpēs *lumpī
3rd singular *limpē *lumpī
1st plural *limpēm *lumpīm
2nd plural *limpēþ *lumpīd
3rd plural *limpēn *lumpīn
Imperative Present
Singular *limp
Plural *limpid
Present Past
Participle *limpandī *lumpan

Descendants

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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 127:*limpan