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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/walljan

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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 *waljaną.

    Verb

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    *walljan[1]

    1. to choose, to pick, to select

    Inflection

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    Class 1 weak
    Infinitive *walljan
    1st sg. past *waldā
    Infinitive *walljan
    Genitive infin. *walljannjas
    Dative infin. *walljannjē
    Instrum. infin. *walljannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *wallju *waldā
    2nd singular *walisi *waldēs, *waldōs
    3rd singular *waliþi *waldē, *waldā
    1st plural *walljum *waldum
    2nd plural *waliþ *waldud
    3rd plural *walljanþ *waldun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *walljē *waldī
    2nd singular *walljēs *waldī
    3rd singular *walljē *waldī
    1st plural *walljēm *waldīm
    2nd plural *walljēþ *waldīd
    3rd plural *walljēn *waldīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *wali
    Plural *waliþ
    Present Past
    Participle *walljandī *wald

    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 74:PWGmc *walʲlʲan