Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flaihaną

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

Alternative forms

*þlaihaną (early)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to *flaihaz (“insidious, deceitful”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸlɑi̯.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*flaihaną^[1]

to comfort, entreat
to fondle, caress

Inflection

Conjugation of *flaihaną (strong class 7a)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*flaihō	*flaihaų	—	*flaihai	?
2nd singular	*flaihizi	*flaihaiz	*flaih	*flaihazai	*flaihaizau
3rd singular	*flaihidi	*flaihai	*flaihadau	*flaihadai	*flaihaidau
1st dual	*flaihōz	*flaihaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*flaihadiz	*flaihaidiz	*flaihadiz	—	—
1st plural	*flaihamaz	*flaihaim	—	*flaihandai	*flaihaindau
2nd plural	*flaihid	*flaihaid	*flaihid	*flaihandai	*flaihaindau
3rd plural	*flaihandi	*flaihain	*flaihandau	*flaihandai	*flaihaindau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*feflaih	*feflaihį̄
2nd singular	*feflaiht	*feflaihīz
3rd singular	*feflaih	*feflaihī
1st dual	*feflaihū	*feflaihīw
2nd dual	*feflaihudiz	*feflaihīdiz
1st plural	*feflaihum	*feflaihīm
2nd plural	*feflaihud	*feflaihīd
3rd plural	*feflaihun	*feflaihīn

	present	past
participles	*flaihandz	*flaihanaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *flaihan
- Old Saxon: *flēhan
  - Middle Low German: vlên
- Old Dutch: *flēn
  - Middle Dutch: vlêen
- Old High German: flēhan
  - Middle High German: flēhen
    - German: flehen
Gothic: *𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (*þlaihan)
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gaþlaihan)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*flaixanan ~ *flaixjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*flaixanan ~ *flaixjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104

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