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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *balþijaną.
Verb
*balþijan[1][2]
- to make bold, animate, encourage
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
|
| Infinitive
|
*balþijan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*balþidā
|
| Infinitive
|
*balþijan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*balþijannjas
|
| Dative infin.
|
*balþijannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
|
*balþijannju
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| Indicative
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Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*balþiju
|
*balþidā
|
| 2nd singular
|
*balþisi
|
*balþidēs, *balþidōs
|
| 3rd singular
|
*balþiþi
|
*balþidē, *balþidā
|
| 1st plural
|
*balþijum
|
*balþidum
|
| 2nd plural
|
*balþiþ
|
*balþidud
|
| 3rd plural
|
*balþijanþ
|
*balþidun
|
| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*balþijē
|
*balþidī
|
| 2nd singular
|
*balþijēs
|
*balþidī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*balþijē
|
*balþidī
|
| 1st plural
|
*balþijēm
|
*balþidīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*balþijēþ
|
*balþidīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*balþijēn
|
*balþidīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
*balþi
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| Plural
|
*balþiþ
|
|
|
Present
|
Past
|
| Participle
|
*balþijandī
|
*balþid
|
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*balþ/da-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 50: “*balþjan-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*balþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 34
