Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glīmaną

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

A strong verb derived from Pre-Germanic *ǵʰleymós (shine), an extension of *ǵʰley-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣliː.mɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*glīmaną[1][2]

  1. to shine

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *glīmō *glīmaų *glīmai ?
2nd singular *glīmizi *glīmaiz *glīm *glīmazai *glīmaizau
3rd singular *glīmidi *glīmai *glīmadau *glīmadai *glīmaidau
1st dual *glīmōz *glīmaiw
2nd dual *glīmadiz *glīmaidiz *glīmadiz
1st plural *glīmamaz *glīmaim *glīmandai *glīmaindau
2nd plural *glīmid *glīmaid *glīmid *glīmandai *glīmaindau
3rd plural *glīmandi *glīmain *glīmandau *glīmandai *glīmaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *glaim *glimį̄
2nd singular *glaimt *glimīz
3rd singular *glaim *glimī
1st dual *glimū *glimīw
2nd dual *glimudiz *glimīdiz
1st plural *glimum *glimīm
2nd plural *glimud *glimīd
3rd plural *glimun *glimīn
present past
participles *glīmandz *glimanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *glīman
    • Old High German: *glīman
      • Middle High German: glīmen
  • Old Norse: glíma
    • Norwegian: glima

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*glīman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 181
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ᴣlīmanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 136