Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/buljaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

A zero-grade ye-present from the root of *bellaną (“to roar, ring”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbul.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*buljaną

1. to roar, bark

Inflection

Conjugation of *buljaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*buljō	*buljaų	—	*buljai	?
2nd singular	*bulisi	*buljais	*buli	*buljasai	*buljaisau
3rd singular	*buliþi	*buljai	*buljaþau	*buljaþai	*buljaiþau
1st dual	*buljōs	*buljaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*buljaþiz	*buljaiþiz	*buljaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*buljamaz	*buljaim	—	*buljanþai	*buljainþau
2nd plural	*buliþ	*buljaiþ	*buliþ	*buljanþai	*buljainþau
3rd plural	*buljanþi	*buljain	*buljanþau	*buljanþai	*buljainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bulidǭ	*bulidēdį̄
2nd singular	*bulidēz	*bulidēdīz
3rd singular	*bulidē	*bulidēdī
1st dual	*bulidēdū	*bulidēdīw
2nd dual	*bulidēdudiz	*bulidēdīdiz
1st plural	*bulidēdum	*bulidēdīm
2nd plural	*bulidēdud	*bulidēdīd
3rd plural	*bulidēdun	*bulidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*buljandz	*bulidaz

Related terms

• *bellaną
• *bellǭ

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *bulljan
  • Old Dutch: *bullen
    • Middle Dutch: bullen
  • Old High German: bullen
    • Middle High German: büllen
• Old Norse: bylja
  • Icelandic: bylja