Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falþan

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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 *falþaną.

Verb

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*falþan[1]

  1. to fold

Inflection

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Strong class 7c
Infinitive *falþan
1st sg. past *fealþ
3rd pl. past *fealdun
Past ptcple *faldan
Infinitive *falþan
Genitive infin. *falþannjas
Dative infin. *falþannjē
Instrum. infin. *falþannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *falþu *fealþ
2nd singular *falþiʀi *fealdī
3rd singular *falþidi *fealþ
1st plural *falþum *fealdum
2nd plural *falþid *fealdud
3rd plural *falþand *fealdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *falþē *fealdī
2nd singular *falþēs *fealdī
3rd singular *falþē *fealdī
1st plural *falþēm *fealdīm
2nd plural *falþēþ *fealdīd
3rd plural *falþēn *fealdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *falþ
Plural *falþid
Present Past
Participle *falþandī *faldan

Derived terms

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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 156:PWGmc *falþan