Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gliwāną

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 *ǵʰli-u-eh₁- an extended form of *ǵʰley-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣli.wɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*gliwāną[1]

  1. to glisten, to shine

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gliwō ? ? ?
2nd singular *gliwaisi ? *gliwai *gliwāsai ?
3rd singular *gliwaiþi ? *gliwāþau *gliwāþai ?
1st dual *gliwōs ?
2nd dual *gliwāþiz ? *gliwāþiz
1st plural *gliwāmaz ? *gliwānþai ?
2nd plural *gliwaiþ ? *gliwaiþ *gliwānþai ?
3rd plural *gliwānþi ? *gliwānþau *gliwānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *gliwadǭ *gliwadēdį̄
2nd singular *gliwadēz *gliwadēdīz
3rd singular *gliwadē *gliwadēdī
1st dual *gliwadēdū *gliwadēdīw
2nd dual *gliwadēdudiz *gliwadēdīdiz
1st plural *gliwadēdum *gliwadēdīm
2nd plural *gliwadēdud *gliwadēdīd
3rd plural *gliwadēdun *gliwadēdīn
present past
participles *gliwāndz *gliwadaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: gljá

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gliwēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 182