Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swelganą

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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

Of unknown origin.[1] Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *swelk- (“to gulp”), a k-extension of a Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to drink, swallow”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what are some proposed cognates under this old theory?”)

Pronunciation

Verb

*swelganą

  1. to gulp, gobble, swallow, devour
  2. to revel

Inflection

Conjugation of *swelganą (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swelgō *swelgaų — *swelgai ?
2nd singular *swilgizi *swelgaiz *swelg *swelgazai *swelgaizau
3rd singular *swilgidi *swelgai *swelgadau *swelgadai *swelgaidau
1st dual *swelgōz *swelgaiw — — —
2nd dual *swelgadiz *swelgaidiz *swelgadiz — —
1st plural *swelgamaz *swelgaim — *swelgandai *swelgaindau
2nd plural *swilgid *swelgaid *swilgid *swelgandai *swelgaindau
3rd plural *swelgandi *swelgain *swelgandau *swelgandai *swelgaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swalg *swulgį̄
2nd singular *swalht *swulgīz
3rd singular *swalg *swulgī
1st dual *swulgū *swulgīw
2nd dual *swulgudiz *swulgīdiz
1st plural *swulgum *swulgīm
2nd plural *swulgud *swulgīd
3rd plural *swulgun *swulgīn
present past
participles *swelgandz *swulganaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swelʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 394
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