Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/halsōną

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 *halsaz (neck, throat) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈhɑl.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*halsōną[1]

  1. to embrace, hug
  2. to decapitate

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *halsō *halsǭ *halsōi ?
2nd singular *halsōsi *halsōs *halsō *halsōsai *halsōsau
3rd singular *halsōþi *halsō *halsōþau *halsōþai *halsōþau
1st dual *halsōs *halsōw
2nd dual *halsōþiz *halsōþiz *halsōþiz
1st plural *halsōmaz *halsōm *halsōnþai *halsōnþau
2nd plural *halsōþ *halsōþ *halsōþ *halsōnþai *halsōnþau
3rd plural *halsōnþi *halsōn *halsōnþau *halsōnþai *halsōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *halsōdǭ *halsōdēdį̄
2nd singular *halsōdēz *halsōdēdīz
3rd singular *halsōdē *halsōdēdī
1st dual *halsōdēdū *halsōdēdīw
2nd dual *halsōdēdudiz *halsōdēdīdiz
1st plural *halsōdēdum *halsōdēdīm
2nd plural *halsōdēdud *halsōdēdīd
3rd plural *halsōdēdun *halsōdēdīn
present past
participles *halsōndz *halsōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *halsōn
    • Old English: *healsian
    • Old Saxon: *halsōn
    • Old Dutch: *halson
    • Old High German: halsōn
  • Old Norse: halsa
    • Icelandic: hálsa
    • Swedish: halsa

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*halsōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 157