Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwīlāną

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 *hwīlō (“while, period, pause”) +‎ *-āną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷiː.lɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hwīlāną[1][2]

  1. to rest, to pause, to take a break

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwīlō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *hwīlaisi ? *hwīlai *hwīlāsai ?
3rd singular *hwīlaiþi ? *hwīlāþau *hwīlāþai ?
1st dual *hwīlōs ? — — —
2nd dual *hwīlāþiz ? *hwīlāþiz — —
1st plural *hwīlāmaz ? — *hwīlānþai ?
2nd plural *hwīlaiþ ? *hwīlaiþ *hwīlānþai ?
3rd plural *hwīlānþi ? *hwīlānþau *hwīlānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwīladǭ *hwīladēdį̄
2nd singular *hwīladēz *hwīladēdīz
3rd singular *hwīladē *hwīladēdī
1st dual *hwīladēdū *hwīladēdīw
2nd dual *hwīladēdudiz *hwīladēdīdiz
1st plural *hwīladēdum *hwīladēdīm
2nd plural *hwīladēdud *hwīladēdīd
3rd plural *hwīladēdun *hwīladēdīn
present past
participles *hwīlāndz *hwīladaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: hvíla
  • Gothic: 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilān)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwīlō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 266-7: “*hwīlēn-”
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xwīlēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 201
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