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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gelpōn

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 *gelpōną, from *gelpą (boast, claim).

Verb

*gelpōn

  1. to sound off, boast, brag

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gelpōn
1st sg. past *gelpōdā
Infinitive *gelpōn
Genitive infin. *gelpōnijas
Dative infin. *gelpōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gelpōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gelpō *gelpōdā
2nd singular *gelpōs *gelpōdēs, *gelpōdōs
3rd singular *gelpōþ *gelpōdē, *gelpōdā
1st plural *gelpōm *gelpōdum
2nd plural *gelpōþ *gelpōdud
3rd plural *gelpōnþ *gelpōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gelpō *gelpōdī
2nd singular *gelpōs *gelpōdī
3rd singular *gelpō *gelpōdī
1st plural *gelpōm *gelpōdīm
2nd plural *gelpōþ *gelpōdīd
3rd plural *gelpōn *gelpōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gelpō
Plural *gelpōþ
Present Past
Participle *gelpōndī *gelpōd

Descendants

  • Old High German: gelpfōn
    • ? Middle Low German: gelven
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