Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falþan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *falþaną.
Verb
*falþan[1]
- to fold
Inflection
| Strong class 7c | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *falþan | |
| 1st sg. past | *fealþ | |
| 3rd pl. past | *fealdun | |
| Past ptcple | *faldan | |
| Infinitive | *falþan | |
| Genitive infin. | *falþannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *falþannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *falþannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *falþu | *fealþ |
| 2nd singular | *falþiʀi | *fealdī |
| 3rd singular | *falþidi | *fealþ |
| 1st plural | *falþum | *fealdum |
| 2nd plural | *falþid | *fealdud |
| 3rd plural | *falþand | *fealdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *falþē | *fealdī |
| 2nd singular | *falþēs | *fealdī |
| 3rd singular | *falþē | *fealdī |
| 1st plural | *falþēm | *fealdīm |
| 2nd plural | *falþēþ | *fealdīd |
| 3rd plural | *falþēn | *fealdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *falþ | |
| Plural | *falþid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *falþandī | *faldan |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: faldan, fealdan
- Old Frisian: *falda
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: foolden (past participle/adjective)
- West Frisian: fâlde (merged with weak form from Proto-West Germanic *faldōn)
- Old Saxon: faldan
- Old Dutch: *faldan
- Middle Dutch: vouden (merged with weak form from Proto-West Germanic *faldōn)
- Old High German: faldan, faltan — less common
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 156: “PWGmc *falþan”