Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talljan

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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 *taljaną. Equivalent to *tal (number, amount) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*talljan[1]

  1. to count, to enumerate
  2. to recount, to tell

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *talljan
1st sg. past *taldā
Infinitive *talljan
Genitive infin. *talljannjas
Dative infin. *talljannjē
Instrum. infin. *talljannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tallju *taldā
2nd singular *talisi *taldēs, *taldōs
3rd singular *taliþi *taldē, *taldā
1st plural *talljum *taldum
2nd plural *taliþ *taldud
3rd plural *talljanþ *taldun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *talljē *taldī
2nd singular *talljēs *taldī
3rd singular *talljē *taldī
1st plural *talljēm *taldīm
2nd plural *talljēþ *taldīd
3rd plural *talljēn *taldīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tali
Plural *taliþ
Present Past
Participle *talljandī *tald

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 238:PWGmc *talʲlʲan