Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sūlijan

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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 *sūlijaną. Equivalent to *sūli (beam, pillar) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*sūlijan

  1. to place a beam or pillar

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *sūlijan
1st sg. past *sūlidā
Infinitive *sūlijan
Genitive infin. *sūlijannjas
Dative infin. *sūlijannjē
Instrum. infin. *sūlijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sūliju *sūlidā
2nd singular *sūlisi *sūlidēs, *sūlidōs
3rd singular *sūliþi *sūlidē, *sūlidā
1st plural *sūlijum *sūlidum
2nd plural *sūliþ *sūlidud
3rd plural *sūlijanþ *sūlidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sūlijē *sūlidī
2nd singular *sūlijēs *sūlidī
3rd singular *sūlijē *sūlidī
1st plural *sūlijēm *sūlidīm
2nd plural *sūlijēþ *sūlidīd
3rd plural *sūlijēn *sūlidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sūli
Plural *sūliþ
Present Past
Participle *sūlijandī *sūlid

Descendants

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  • Old High German: *sūlen (attested as gisūlit (made of boards))