Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klaimijan

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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 Proto-Germanic *klaimijaną. Equivalent to *klaim (clay, mortar) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*klaimijan

  1. to smear with clay, mortar

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *klaimijan
1st sg. past *klaimidā
Infinitive *klaimijan
Genitive infin. *klaimijannjas
Dative infin. *klaimijannjē
Instrum. infin. *klaimijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *klaimiju *klaimidā
2nd singular *klaimisi *klaimidēs, *klaimidōs
3rd singular *klaimiþi *klaimidē, *klaimidā
1st plural *klaimijum *klaimidum
2nd plural *klaimiþ *klaimidud
3rd plural *klaimijanþ *klaimidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *klaimijē *klaimidī
2nd singular *klaimijēs *klaimidī
3rd singular *klaimijē *klaimidī
1st plural *klaimijēm *klaimidīm
2nd plural *klaimijēþ *klaimidīd
3rd plural *klaimijēn *klaimidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *klaimi
Plural *klaimiþ
Present Past
Participle *klaimijandī *klaimid

Descendants

  • Old English: clǣman
    • Middle English: clemen
  • Old Dutch: *clēmen
  • Old High German: *kleimen
    • Old High German: bikleimen (to stain)