faldan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• faltan — less common

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *falþan. The verb originally showed Grammatischer Wechsel with Germanic þ (OHG d) in the present and Germanic d (OHG t) in the past forms. However, this variation had already been levelled by Old High German times, yielding faldan alongside rarer faltan, each with normalised paradigms.

Verb

faldan

1. to fold

Conjugation

Conjugation of faldan (strong class 7)

infinitive	faldan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	faldu, faldo	fiald
2nd person singular	faldis, faldist	fialdi
3rd person singular	faldit	fiald
1st person plural	faldem, faldemēs	fialdum, fialdumēs
2nd person plural	faldet	fialdut
3rd person plural	faldant	fialdun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	falde	fialdi
2nd person singular	faldēs, faldēst	fialdīs, fialdīst
3rd person singular	falde	fialdi
1st person plural	faldēm, faldemēs	fialdīm, fialdīmēs
2nd person plural	faldēt	fialdīt
3rd person plural	faldēn	fialdīn
imperative	present
singular	fald
plural	faldet
participle	present	past
	faldanti	gifaldan

Descendants

• Middle High German: valden, valten
  • German: falten
  • Luxembourgish: falen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *falþan, akin to Old English fealdan.

Verb

faldan

1. to fold

Conjugation

Conjugation of faldan (strong class 7)

infinitive	faldan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	faldu	fēld
2nd person singular	feldis	fēldi
3rd person singular	feldid	fēld
plural	faldad	fēldun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	falde	fēldi
2nd person singular	faldes	fēldis
3rd person singular	falde	fēldi
plural	falden	fēldin
imperative	present
singular	fald
plural	faldad
participle	present	past
	faldandi	gifaldan, faldan