Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blaikijaną

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This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *blīkaną (to shine) +‎ *-janą or *blaikaz (pale) +‎ *-janą, both from the same root.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑi̯.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blaikijaną

  1. to bleach, to make pale, to whiten

Inflection

Conjugation of *blaikijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *blaikijō *blaikijaų *blaikijai ?
2nd singular *blaikīsi *blaikijais *blaikī *blaikijasai *blaikijaisau
3rd singular *blaikīþi *blaikijai *blaikijaþau *blaikijaþai *blaikijaiþau
1st dual *blaikijōs *blaikijaiw
2nd dual *blaikijaþiz *blaikijaiþiz *blaikijaþiz
1st plural *blaikijamaz *blaikijaim *blaikijanþai *blaikijainþau
2nd plural *blaikīþ *blaikijaiþ *blaikīþ *blaikijanþai *blaikijainþau
3rd plural *blaikijanþi *blaikijain *blaikijanþau *blaikijanþai *blaikijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *blaikidǭ *blaikidēdį̄
2nd singular *blaikidēz *blaikidēdīz
3rd singular *blaikidē *blaikidēdī
1st dual *blaikidēdū *blaikidēdīw
2nd dual *blaikidēdudiz *blaikidēdīdiz
1st plural *blaikidēdum *blaikidēdīm
2nd plural *blaikidēdud *blaikidēdīd
3rd plural *blaikidēdun *blaikidēdīn
present past
participles *blaikijandz *blaikidaz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*blaikjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 47