Reconstruction:Old English/gealpian

This Old English 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.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galpōn, from Proto-Germanic *galpōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑl.pi.ɑn/, [ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.pi.ɑn]

Verb

*ġealpian

  1. to roar, bellow
  2. to gape, yawn
  3. to open wide
  4. to gulp

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ġealpian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *ġealpian *ġealpienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *ġealpiġe *ġealpode
second person singular *ġealpast *ġealpodest
third person singular *ġealpaþ *ġealpode
plural *ġealpiaþ *ġealpodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *ġealpiġe *ġealpode
plural *ġealpiġen *ġealpoden
imperative
singular *ġealpa
plural *ġealpiaþ
participle present past
*ġealpiende (ġe)*ġealpod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • >? Middle English: ȝælpen
  • Middle English: galpen (< *galpian, *gælpian)
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