Reconstruction:Old Dutch/aldon

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aldēn. Equivalent to alt (“old”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*aldon

  1. to become old, to grow old

Inflection

Conjugation of *aldon (weak class 2)
infinitive *aldon
indicative present past
1st person singular *aldo, *aldon *aldoda
2nd person singular *aldos *aldodos
3rd person singular *aldot *aldoda
1st person plural *aldon *aldodon
2nd person plural *aldot *aldodot
3rd person plural *aldont *aldodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *alde *aldodi
2nd person singular *aldis *aldodis
3rd person singular *alde *aldodi
1st person plural *aldin *aldodin
2nd person plural *aldit *aldodit
3rd person plural *aldin *aldodin
imperative present
singular *aldo
plural *aldot
participle present past
*aldondi *aldot, *gialdot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: ouden
    • Dutch: ouden (obsolete)
    • Limburgish: aaje
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