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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swalljan

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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 *swaljaną.

Verb

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*swalljan

  1. to burn

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swalljan
1st sg. past *swaldā
Infinitive *swalljan
Genitive infin. *swalljannjas
Dative infin. *swalljannjē
Instrum. infin. *swalljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swallju *swaldā
2nd singular *swalisi *swaldēs, *swaldōs
3rd singular *swaliþi *swaldē, *swaldā
1st plural *swalljum *swaldum
2nd plural *swaliþ *swaldud
3rd plural *swalljanþ *swaldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swalljē *swaldī
2nd singular *swalljēs *swaldī
3rd singular *swalljē *swaldī
1st plural *swalljēm *swaldīm
2nd plural *swalljēþ *swaldīd
3rd plural *swalljēn *swaldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swali
Plural *swaliþ
Present Past
Participle *swalljandī *swald
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Descendants

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  • Old English: swellan
  • Old Saxon: *swellian
  • Old High German: swellen