Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blīþijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *blīþiz +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbliː.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blīþijaną[1]

  1. to be kind; be agreeable; please
  2. to delight

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *blīþijō *blīþijaų — *blīþijai ?
2nd singular *blīþīsi *blīþijais *blīþī *blīþijasai *blīþijaisau
3rd singular *blīþīþi *blīþijai *blīþijaþau *blīþijaþai *blīþijaiþau
1st dual *blīþijōs *blīþijaiw — — —
2nd dual *blīþijaþiz *blīþijaiþiz *blīþijaþiz — —
1st plural *blīþijamaz *blīþijaim — *blīþijanþai *blīþijainþau
2nd plural *blīþīþ *blīþijaiþ *blīþīþ *blīþijanþai *blīþijainþau
3rd plural *blīþijanþi *blīþijain *blīþijanþau *blīþijanþai *blīþijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *blīþidǭ *blīþidēdį̄
2nd singular *blīþidēz *blīþidēdīz
3rd singular *blīþidē *blīþidēdī
1st dual *blīþidēdū *blīþidēdīw
2nd dual *blīþidēdudiz *blīþidēdīdiz
1st plural *blīþidēdum *blīþidēdīm
2nd plural *blīþidēdud *blīþidēdīd
3rd plural *blīþidēdun *blīþidēdīn
present past
participles *blīþijandz *blīþidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *blīþijan
    • Old Frisian: *blīda
      • ⇒ Old Frisian: forblīda
        • West Frisian: ferblide, ferblije
    • Old Dutch: blīthen
      • Middle Dutch: bliden
    • Old High German: blīden
      • Middle High German: blīden
  • Old Norse: blíða
  • Gothic: 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bleiþjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*blīþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
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