Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/suljaną

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 *sulī (balk, bar, threshold, sill) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsul.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*suljaną[1]

  1. To furnish with a sill
  2. to lay the foundations

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *suljō *suljaų *suljai ?
2nd singular *sulisi *suljais *suli *suljasai *suljaisau
3rd singular *suliþi *suljai *suljaþau *suljaþai *suljaiþau
1st dual *suljōs *suljaiw
2nd dual *suljaþiz *suljaiþiz *suljaþiz
1st plural *suljamaz *suljaim *suljanþai *suljainþau
2nd plural *suliþ *suljaiþ *suliþ *suljanþai *suljainþau
3rd plural *suljanþi *suljain *suljanþau *suljanþai *suljainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sulidǭ *sulidēdį̄
2nd singular *sulidēz *sulidēdīz
3rd singular *sulidē *sulidēdī
1st dual *sulidēdū *sulidēdīw
2nd dual *sulidēdudiz *sulidēdīdiz
1st plural *sulidēdum *sulidēdīm
2nd plural *sulidēdud *sulidēdīd
3rd plural *sulidēdun *sulidēdīn
present past
participles *suljandz *sulidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: sylla
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gasuljan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*suljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 385