Reconstruction:Old English/colgian

This Old English 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 English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *koligōn (“to make black as coal”), equivalent to col +‎ -gian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkol.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈkoɫ.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

*colgian

  1. to blacken as coal

Conjugation

Conjugation of *colgian (weak, class 2)
infinitive *colgian *colgienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *colgiġe *colgode
second person singular *colgast *colgodest
third person singular *colgaþ *colgode
plural *colgiaþ *colgodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *colgiġe *colgode
plural *colgiġen *colgoden
imperative
singular *colga
plural *colgiaþ
participle present past
*colgiende *(ġe)colgod

Descendants

  • Middle English: *colȝen, colwen, *colyen, *colien
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