Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/glītaną

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 Pre-Germanic *ǵʰleyd-, possibly an extension of *ǵʰley- as seen in *glīwą (“joy”). Kroonen considers it likely the strong verb was back-formed from the iterative *glittōną (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*glītaną[1][2]

  1. (West Germanic) to shine, sparkle

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *glītō *glītaų — *glītai ?
2nd singular *glītizi *glītaiz *glīt *glītazai *glītaizau
3rd singular *glītidi *glītai *glītadau *glītadai *glītaidau
1st dual *glītōz *glītaiw — — —
2nd dual *glītadiz *glītaidiz *glītadiz — —
1st plural *glītamaz *glītaim — *glītandai *glītaindau
2nd plural *glītid *glītaid *glītid *glītandai *glītaindau
3rd plural *glītandi *glītain *glītandau *glītandai *glītaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *glait *glitį̄
2nd singular *glaist *glitīz
3rd singular *glait *glitī
1st dual *glitū *glitīw
2nd dual *glitudiz *glitīdiz
1st plural *glitum *glitīm
2nd plural *glitud *glitīd
3rd plural *glitun *glitīn
present past
participles *glītandz *glitanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *glītan
    • Old Saxon: glītan
    • Old High German: glīzan

References

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