Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifallan
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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]
Verb[edit]
*bifallan[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Strong class 7c | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bifallan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bifeall | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bifeallun | |
| Past ptcple | *bifallan | |
| Infinitive | *bifallan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bifallannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bifallannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bifallannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifallu | *bifeall |
| 2nd singular | *bifalliʀi | *bifeallī |
| 3rd singular | *bifallidi | *bifeall |
| 1st plural | *bifallum | *bifeallum |
| 2nd plural | *bifallid | *bifeallud |
| 3rd plural | *bifalland | *bifeallun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifallē | *bifeallī |
| 2nd singular | *bifallēs | *bifeallī |
| 3rd singular | *bifallē | *bifeallī |
| 1st plural | *bifallēm | *bifeallīm |
| 2nd plural | *bifallēþ | *bifeallīd |
| 3rd plural | *bifallēn | *bifeallīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bifall | |
| Plural | *bifallid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bifallandī | *bifallan |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: befeallan
- Old Frisian: bifalla
- West Frisian: befalle
- Old Saxon: bifallan
- Middle Low German: bevallen
- Old Dutch: *bifallan
- Old High German: bifallan
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244: “PWGmc *bifallidi ‘(s)he falls’”