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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/blātijan

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 *blētijaną.

Verb

*blātijan

  1. to bleat

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *blātijan
1st sg. past *blātidā
Infinitive *blātijan
Genitive infin. *blātijannjas
Dative infin. *blātijannjē
Instrum. infin. *blātijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *blātiju *blātidā
2nd singular *blātisi *blātidēs, *blātidōs
3rd singular *blātiþi *blātidē, *blātidā
1st plural *blātijum *blātidum
2nd plural *blātiþ *blātidud
3rd plural *blātijanþ *blātidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *blātijē *blātidī
2nd singular *blātijēs *blātidī
3rd singular *blātijē *blātidī
1st plural *blātijēm *blātidīm
2nd plural *blātijēþ *blātidīd
3rd plural *blātijēn *blātidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *blāti
Plural *blātiþ
Present Past
Participle *blātijandī *blātid

Descendants

  • Old English: blǣtan
    • Middle English: bleten, blete; bleyte, blætenn
      • English: bleat
      • Scots: blete, bleit, blate, blait
        • Scots: blaitand (present participle)
  • Old Frisian: *blēta
    • Saterland Frisian: blēte, blētsje
    • West Frisian: bâlte, blêtsje, bletterje
  • Old Saxon: *blātian
  • Old Dutch: *blāten
  • Old High German: blāzen, plāzen
    • Middle High German: blāzen
      • German: blaßen, blätzen, blässen
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