Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hulþijaną

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 *hulþaz (inclined, favourable) +‎ *-janą or *hulþô (friend, trustee) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxul.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hulþijaną[1]

  1. to make into a friend, to court one's friendship
  2. to calm, to comfort
  3. to praise

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hulþijō *hulþijaų *hulþijai ?
2nd singular *hulþīsi *hulþijais *hulþī *hulþijasai *hulþijaisau
3rd singular *hulþīþi *hulþijai *hulþijaþau *hulþijaþai *hulþijaiþau
1st dual *hulþijōs *hulþijaiw
2nd dual *hulþijaþiz *hulþijaiþiz *hulþijaþiz
1st plural *hulþijamaz *hulþijaim *hulþijanþai *hulþijainþau
2nd plural *hulþīþ *hulþijaiþ *hulþīþ *hulþijanþai *hulþijainþau
3rd plural *hulþijanþi *hulþijain *hulþijanþau *hulþijanþai *hulþijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hulþidǭ *hulþidēdį̄
2nd singular *hulþidēz *hulþidēdīz
3rd singular *hulþidē *hulþidēdī
1st dual *hulþidēdū *hulþidēdīw
2nd dual *hulþidēdudiz *hulþidēdīdiz
1st plural *hulþidēdum *hulþidēdīm
2nd plural *hulþidēdud *hulþidēdīd
3rd plural *hulþidēdun *hulþidēdīn
present past
participles *hulþijandz *hulþidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hulþijan
    • Old Saxon: *hulthian
    • Old Dutch: *hulthen
    • Old High German: hulden
  • Old Norse: hylla

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xulþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192