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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/muldijan

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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 *muldijaną. Equivalent to *muldu (soil) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*muldijan

  1. to cover with soil
  2. to dig land

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *muldijan
1st sg. past *muldidā
Infinitive *muldijan
Genitive infin. *muldijannjas
Dative infin. *muldijannjē
Instrum. infin. *muldijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *muldiju *muldidā
2nd singular *muldisi *muldidēs, *muldidōs
3rd singular *muldiþi *muldidē, *muldidā
1st plural *muldijum *muldidum
2nd plural *muldiþ *muldidud
3rd plural *muldijanþ *muldidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *muldijē *muldidī
2nd singular *muldijēs *muldidī
3rd singular *muldijē *muldidī
1st plural *muldijēm *muldidīm
2nd plural *muldijēþ *muldidīd
3rd plural *muldijēn *muldidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *muldi
Plural *muldiþ
Present Past
Participle *muldijandī *muldid

Descendants

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  • Old English: *myldan
  • Old High German: multen