Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aljanōną

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

From *aljaną +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.jɑ.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*aljanōną

1. to be zealous for, to strive for

Inflection

Conjugation of *aljanōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*aljanō	*aljanǭ	—	*aljanōi	?
2nd singular	*aljanōsi	*aljanōs	*aljanō	*aljanōsai	*aljanōsau
3rd singular	*aljanōþi	*aljanō	*aljanōþau	*aljanōþai	*aljanōþau
1st dual	*aljanōs	*aljanōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*aljanōþiz	*aljanōþiz	*aljanōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*aljanōmaz	*aljanōm	—	*aljanōnþai	*aljanōnþau
2nd plural	*aljanōþ	*aljanōþ	*aljanōþ	*aljanōnþai	*aljanōnþau
3rd plural	*aljanōnþi	*aljanōn	*aljanōnþau	*aljanōnþai	*aljanōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*aljanōdǭ	*aljanōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*aljanōdēz	*aljanōdēdīz
3rd singular	*aljanōdē	*aljanōdēdī
1st dual	*aljanōdēdū	*aljanōdēdīw
2nd dual	*aljanōdēdudiz	*aljanōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*aljanōdēdum	*aljanōdēdīm
2nd plural	*aljanōdēdud	*aljanōdēdīd
3rd plural	*aljanōdēdun	*aljanōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*aljanōndz	*aljanōdaz

Descendants

• Old English: elnian
  • Middle English: elnen
    • English: elne
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽 (aljanōn)