Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlahhjan

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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 *hlahjaną.

Verb

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*hlahhjan[1]

  1. to laugh

Inflection

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Strong class 6 j-present
Infinitive *hlahhjan
1st sg. past *hlōh
3rd pl. past *hlōgun
Past ptcple *hlagan
Infinitive *hlahhjan
Genitive infin. *hlahhjannjas
Dative infin. *hlahhjannjē
Instrum. infin. *hlahhjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hlahhju *hlōh
2nd singular *hlahiʀi *hlōgī
3rd singular *hlahidi *hlōh
1st plural *hlahhjum *hlōgum
2nd plural *hlahid *hlōgud
3rd plural *hlahhjand *hlōgun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hlahhjē *hlōgī
2nd singular *hlahhjēs *hlōgī
3rd singular *hlahhjē *hlōgī
1st plural *hlahhjēm *hlōgīm
2nd plural *hlahhjēþ *hlōgīd
3rd plural *hlahhjēn *hlōgīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hlahi
Plural *hlahid
Present Past
Participle *hlahhjandī *hlagan
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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 51:PWGmc *[hlahʲhʲan]