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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/salbōn

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 *salbōną. Equivalent to *salbu (salve, ointment) + *-ōn.

Verb

*salbōn[1]

  1. to salve, anoint

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *salbōn
1st sg. past *salbōdā
Infinitive *salbōn
Genitive infin. *salbōnijas
Dative infin. *salbōnijē
Instrum. infin. *salbōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *salbō *salbōdā
2nd singular *salbōs *salbōdēs, *salbōdōs
3rd singular *salbōþ *salbōdē, *salbōdā
1st plural *salbōm *salbōdum
2nd plural *salbōþ *salbōdud
3rd plural *salbōnþ *salbōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *salbō *salbōdī
2nd singular *salbōs *salbōdī
3rd singular *salbō *salbōdī
1st plural *salbōm *salbōdīm
2nd plural *salbōþ *salbōdīd
3rd plural *salbōn *salbōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *salbō
Plural *salbōþ
Present Past
Participle *salbōndī *salbōd

Descendants

  • Old English: sealfian
  • Old Frisian: salwia
  • Old Saxon: salbon
  • Old Dutch: salvon
  • Old High German: salbon
    • Middle High German: salben
      • German: salben
      • Luxembourgish: sallefen, salewen

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 108:*salbōn
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