Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balþijan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *balþijaną.

Verb[edit]

*balþijan[1][2]

  1. to make bold, animate, encourage

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *balþijan
1st sg. past *balþidā
Infinitive *balþijan
Genitive infin. *balþijannjas
Dative infin. *balþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *balþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *balþiju *balþidā
2nd singular *balþisi *balþidēs, *balþidōs
3rd singular *balþiþi *balþidē, *balþidā
1st plural *balþijum *balþidum
2nd plural *balþiþ *balþidud
3rd plural *balþijanþ *balþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *balþijē *balþidī
2nd singular *balþijēs *balþidī
3rd singular *balþijē *balþidī
1st plural *balþijēm *balþidīm
2nd plural *balþijēþ *balþidīd
3rd plural *balþijēn *balþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *balþi
Plural *balþiþ
Present Past
Participle *balþijandī *balþid

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*balþ/da-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 50:*balþjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*balþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 34