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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sultijan

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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 *sultiju (brine, salty water) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*sultijan

  1. to boil in brine
  2. to preserve (in salt)

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *sultijan
1st sg. past *sultidā
Infinitive *sultijan
Genitive infin. *sultijannjas
Dative infin. *sultijannjē
Instrum. infin. *sultijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sultiju *sultidā
2nd singular *sultisi *sultidēs, *sultidōs
3rd singular *sultiþi *sultidē, *sultidā
1st plural *sultijum *sultidum
2nd plural *sultiþ *sultidud
3rd plural *sultijanþ *sultidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sultijē *sultidī
2nd singular *sultijēs *sultidī
3rd singular *sultijē *sultidī
1st plural *sultijēm *sultidīm
2nd plural *sultijēþ *sultidīd
3rd plural *sultijēn *sultidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sulti
Plural *sultiþ
Present Past
Participle *sultijandī *sultid

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *sultian
  • Old Dutch: *sulten
  • Old High German: sulzen