Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gelpan

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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 *gelpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to call, shout, scream).

Verb

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*gelpan

  1. to sound, resound, ring out
  2. to sound off, boast, brag

Inflection

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Strong class 3
Infinitive *gelpan
1st sg. past *galp
3rd pl. past *gulpun
Past ptcple *golpan
Infinitive *gelpan
Genitive infin. *gelpannjas
Dative infin. *gelpannjē
Instrum. infin. *gelpannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gelpu *galp
2nd singular *gilpiʀi *gulpī
3rd singular *gilpidi *galp
1st plural *gelpum *gulpum
2nd plural *gilpid *gulpud
3rd plural *gelpand *gulpun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gelpē *gulpī
2nd singular *gelpēs *gulpī
3rd singular *gelpē *gulpī
1st plural *gelpēm *gulpīm
2nd plural *gelpēþ *gulpīd
3rd plural *gelpēn *gulpīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gilp
Plural *gilpid
Present Past
Participle *gelpandī *golpan
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Descendants

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