Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ailijan

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ailijaną; equivalent to *ail (fire) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*ailijan

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to kindle

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *ailijan
1st sg. past *ailidā
Infinitive *ailijan
Genitive infin. *ailijannjas
Dative infin. *ailijannjē
Instrum. infin. *ailijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ailiju *ailidā
2nd singular *ailisi *ailidēs, *ailidōs
3rd singular *ailiþi *ailidē, *ailidā
1st plural *ailijum *ailidum
2nd plural *ailiþ *ailidud
3rd plural *ailijanþ *ailidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ailijē *ailidī
2nd singular *ailijēs *ailidī
3rd singular *ailijē *ailidī
1st plural *ailijēm *ailidīm
2nd plural *ailijēþ *ailidīd
3rd plural *ailijēn *ailidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *aili
Plural *ailiþ
Present Past
Participle *ailijandī *ailid

Descendants

  • Old English: ǣlan