Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halbijan

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *halb (half) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*halbijan

  1. to halve, to cut in half

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *halbijan
1st sg. past *halbidā
Infinitive *halbijan
Genitive infin. *halbijannjas
Dative infin. *halbijannjē
Instrum. infin. *halbijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *halbiju *halbidā
2nd singular *halbisi *halbidēs, *halbidōs
3rd singular *halbiþi *halbidē, *halbidā
1st plural *halbijum *halbidum
2nd plural *halbiþ *halbidud
3rd plural *halbijanþ *halbidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *halbijē *halbidī
2nd singular *halbijēs *halbidī
3rd singular *halbijē *halbidī
1st plural *halbijēm *halbidīm
2nd plural *halbijēþ *halbidīd
3rd plural *halbijēn *halbidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *halbi
Plural *halbiþ
Present Past
Participle *halbijandī *halbid

Descendants

  • Old English: hielfan
  • Old High German: *helben