Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glēsijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From a formation related to either *glasą (amber, glass) or *gladaz (shining, bright, glossy) + *-janą (though both terms are suspected to trace back to the same ultimate root). See also Proto-West Germanic *glāʀōn (to shine, glare).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣlɛː.si.jɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*glēsijaną(North Germanic)

  1. (intransitive) to shine, glare
  2. (transitive) to shine, make shiny (like glass)

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *glēsijō *glēsijaų *glēsijai ?
2nd singular *glēsīsi *glēsijais *glēsī *glēsijasai *glēsijaisau
3rd singular *glēsīþi *glēsijai *glēsijaþau *glēsijaþai *glēsijaiþau
1st dual *glēsijōs *glēsijaiw
2nd dual *glēsijaþiz *glēsijaiþiz *glēsijaþiz
1st plural *glēsijamaz *glēsijaim *glēsijanþai *glēsijainþau
2nd plural *glēsīþ *glēsijaiþ *glēsīþ *glēsijanþai *glēsijainþau
3rd plural *glēsijanþi *glēsijain *glēsijanþau *glēsijanþai *glēsijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *glēsidǭ *glēsidēdį̄
2nd singular *glēsidēz *glēsidēdīz
3rd singular *glēsidē *glēsidēdī
1st dual *glēsidēdū *glēsidēdīw
2nd dual *glēsidēdudiz *glēsidēdīdiz
1st plural *glēsidēdum *glēsidēdīm
2nd plural *glēsidēdud *glēsidēdīd
3rd plural *glēsidēdun *glēsidēdīn
present past
participles *glēsijandz *glēsidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: glæsa
    • Faroese: glæsa
    • Icelandic: glæsa
    • Norwegian: gløsa

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒlēsjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 136