Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bihabbjan

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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 *bi- +‎ *habbjan.

Verb

*bihabbjan

  1. to have around, keep
  2. to contain
  3. to retain

Inflection

Class 3 weak j-present
Infinitive *bihabbjan
1st sg. past *bihabdā
Infinitive *bihabbjan
Genitive infin. *bihabbjannjas
Dative infin. *bihabbjannjē
Instrum. infin. *bihabbjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bihabbju *bihabdā
2nd singular *bihabēs *bihabdēs, *bihabdōs
3rd singular *bihabēþ *bihabdē, *bihabdā
1st plural *bihabbjum *bihabdum
2nd plural *bihabēþ *bihabdud
3rd plural *bihabbjanþ *bihabdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bihabbjē *bihabdī
2nd singular *bihabbjēs *bihabdī
3rd singular *bihabbjē *bihabdī
1st plural *bihabbjēm *bihabdīm
2nd plural *bihabbjēþ *bihabdīd
3rd plural *bihabbjēn *bihabdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bihabē
Plural *bihabēþ
Present Past
Participle *bihabbjandī *bihabd

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