Reconstruction:Old Dutch/geldan

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 *geldan (“to pay for”), from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ-.

Verb

*geldan

  1. to pay

Inflection

Conjugation of *geldan (strong class 3)
infinitive *geldan
indicative present past
1st person singular *geldo, *geldon *galt
2nd person singular *gildis *guldi
3rd person singular *gildit *galt
1st person plural *geldun *guldon
2nd person plural *geldit *guldot
3rd person plural *geldunt *guldon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *gelde *guldi
2nd person singular *geldis *guldi
3rd person singular *gelde *guldi
1st person plural *geldin *guldin
2nd person plural *geldit *guldit
3rd person plural *geldin *guldin
imperative present
singular *gelt, *gilt
plural *geldet
participle present past
*geldandi *goldan, *gigoldan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: gelden
    • Dutch: gelden
    • Limburgish: gèlje
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