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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *balwōną. Equivalent to *balu (“evil, misfortune”) + *-ōn or *balu (“evil, bad”) + *-ōn. Cognate with Old Norse bǫlva.
Compare also the class 1 weak verb in Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balwjan).
Verb
*balwōn
- to make worse, spoil, damage
- to torture, torment
Inflection
| Class 2 weak
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| Infinitive
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*balwōn
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| 1st sg. past
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*balwōdā
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| Infinitive
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*balwōn
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| Genitive infin.
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*balwōnijas
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| Dative infin.
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*balwōnijē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*balwōniju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*balwō
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*balwōdā
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| 2nd singular
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*balwōs
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*balwōdēs, *balwōdōs
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| 3rd singular
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*balwōþ
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*balwōdē, *balwōdā
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| 1st plural
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*balwōm
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*balwōdum
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| 2nd plural
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*balwōþ
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*balwōdud
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| 3rd plural
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*balwōnþ
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*balwōdun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*balwō
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*balwōdī
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| 2nd singular
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*balwōs
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*balwōdī
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| 3rd singular
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*balwō
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*balwōdī
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| 1st plural
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*balwōm
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*balwōdīm
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| 2nd plural
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*balwōþ
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*balwōdīd
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| 3rd plural
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*balwōn
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*balwōdīn
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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*balwō
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| Plural
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*balwōþ
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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*balwōndī
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*balwōd
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Descendants
