Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blikōną

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 *blikǭ (“shine”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbli.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blikōną

to shine
to sparkle

Inflection

Conjugation of *blikōną (weak class 2)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*blikō	*blikǭ	—	*blikōi	?
2nd singular	*blikōsi	*blikōs	*blikō	*blikōsai	*blikōsau
3rd singular	*blikōþi	*blikō	*blikōþau	*blikōþai	*blikōþau
1st dual	*blikōs	*blikōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*blikōþiz	*blikōþiz	*blikōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*blikōmaz	*blikōm	—	*blikōnþai	*blikōnþau
2nd plural	*blikōþ	*blikōþ	*blikōþ	*blikōnþai	*blikōnþau
3rd plural	*blikōnþi	*blikōn	*blikōnþau	*blikōnþai	*blikōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*blikōdǭ	*blikōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*blikōdēz	*blikōdēdīz
3rd singular	*blikōdē	*blikōdēdī
1st dual	*blikōdēdū	*blikōdēdīw
2nd dual	*blikōdēdudiz	*blikōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*blikōdēdum	*blikōdēdīm
2nd plural	*blikōdēdud	*blikōdēdīd
3rd plural	*blikōdēdun	*blikōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*blikōndz	*blikōdaz

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *blikōn
- Old English: blician
  - Middle English: bliken
Old Norse: blika
- Icelandic: blika

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀlikōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀlikōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49