Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlahhjan
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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]
From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Verb[edit]
*hlahhjan[1]
- to laugh
Inflection[edit]
| Strong class 6 j-present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hlahhjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hlōh | |
| 3rd pl. past | *hlōgun | |
| Past ptcple | *hlagan | |
| Infinitive | *hlahhjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *hlahhjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *hlahhjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hlahhjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hlahhju | *hlōh |
| 2nd singular | *hlahiʀi | *hlōgī |
| 3rd singular | *hlahidi | *hlōh |
| 1st plural | *hlahhjum | *hlōgum |
| 2nd plural | *hlahid | *hlōgud |
| 3rd plural | *hlahhjand | *hlōgun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hlahhjē | *hlōgī |
| 2nd singular | *hlahhjēs | *hlōgī |
| 3rd singular | *hlahhjē | *hlōgī |
| 1st plural | *hlahhjēm | *hlōgīm |
| 2nd plural | *hlahhjēþ | *hlōgīd |
| 3rd plural | *hlahhjēn | *hlōgīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hlahi | |
| Plural | *hlahid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hlahhjandī | *hlagan |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: hliehhan, hlihan; hlihhan, hlehhan, hlæhan, hlihan, hlichan, hlihgan, hlyhhan
- Old Saxon: hlahhian, hlahan
- Old Dutch: *lahhen, *lahhan
- Old High German: hlahhan, hlahhēn
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51: “PWGmc *[hlahʲhʲan]”