Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skelbaną

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

Unknown. Orel considers *skelfō (“shelf, cliff”) as related, though the semantics are dubious.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskel.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skelbaną[1]

  1. to shiver, tremble

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skelbō *skelbaų — *skelbai ?
2nd singular *skilbizi *skelbaiz *skelb *skelbazai *skelbaizau
3rd singular *skilbidi *skelbai *skelbadau *skelbadai *skelbaidau
1st dual *skelbōz *skelbaiw — — —
2nd dual *skelbadiz *skelbaidiz *skelbadiz — —
1st plural *skelbamaz *skelbaim — *skelbandai *skelbaindau
2nd plural *skilbid *skelbaid *skilbid *skelbandai *skelbaindau
3rd plural *skelbandi *skelbain *skelbandau *skelbandai *skelbaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skalb *skulbį̄
2nd singular *skalft *skulbīz
3rd singular *skalb *skulbī
1st dual *skulbū *skulbīw
2nd dual *skulbudiz *skulbīdiz
1st plural *skulbum *skulbīm
2nd plural *skulbud *skulbīd
3rd plural *skulbun *skulbīn
present past
participles *skelbandz *skulbanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skelban
    • Old English: sċelfan
  • Old Norse: skjalfa

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skelbanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 337
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