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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mikilijan

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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 *mikiljaną. Equivalent to *mikil (great, large) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*mikilijan

  1. to make great, magnify

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *mikilijan
1st sg. past *mikilidā
Infinitive *mikilijan
Genitive infin. *mikilijannjas
Dative infin. *mikilijannjē
Instrum. infin. *mikilijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mikiliju *mikilidā
2nd singular *mikilisi *mikilidēs, *mikilidōs
3rd singular *mikiliþi *mikilidē, *mikilidā
1st plural *mikilijum *mikilidum
2nd plural *mikiliþ *mikilidud
3rd plural *mikilijanþ *mikilidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mikilijē *mikilidī
2nd singular *mikilijēs *mikilidī
3rd singular *mikilijē *mikilidī
1st plural *mikilijēm *mikilidīm
2nd plural *mikilijēþ *mikilidīd
3rd plural *mikilijēn *mikilidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mikili
Plural *mikiliþ
Present Past
Participle *mikilijandī *mikilid
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Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: mikilian