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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blaitijan

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

Alternative forms
  • *blaitōn

Etymology

From *blait (“pale, discoloured”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*blaitijan

  1. to bruise, discolour

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *blaitijan
1st sg. past *blaitidā
Infinitive *blaitijan
Genitive infin. *blaitijannjas
Dative infin. *blaitijannjē
Instrum. infin. *blaitijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *blaitiju *blaitidā
2nd singular *blaitisi *blaitidēs, *blaitidōs
3rd singular *blaitiþi *blaitidē, *blaitidā
1st plural *blaitijum *blaitidum
2nd plural *blaitiþ *blaitidud
3rd plural *blaitijanþ *blaitidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *blaitijē *blaitidī
2nd singular *blaitijēs *blaitidī
3rd singular *blaitijē *blaitidī
1st plural *blaitijēm *blaitidīm
2nd plural *blaitijēþ *blaitidīd
3rd plural *blaitijēn *blaitidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *blaiti
Plural *blaitiþ
Present Past
Participle *blaitijandī *blaitid

Descendants
  • Old English: blātian (< *blaitōn)
  • Old High German:
    • Middle High German:
      • German: blaßen
  • → Old French: blecier (see there for further descendants)
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