Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifalþan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *falþan.

Verb

*bifalþan^[1]

to envelop, to wrap

Inflection

Strong class 7c
Infinitive	*bifalþan
1st sg. past	*bifealþ
3rd pl. past	*bifealdun
Past ptcple	*bifaldan
Infinitive	*bifalþan
Genitive infin.	*bifalþannjas
Dative infin.	*bifalþannjē
Instrum. infin.	*bifalþannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bifalþu	*bifealþ
2nd singular	*bifalþiʀi	*bifealdī
3rd singular	*bifalþidi	*bifealþ
1st plural	*bifalþum	*bifealdum
2nd plural	*bifalþid	*bifealdud
3rd plural	*bifalþand	*bifealdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bifalþē	*bifealdī
2nd singular	*bifalþēs	*bifealdī
3rd singular	*bifalþē	*bifealdī
1st plural	*bifalþēm	*bifealdīm
2nd plural	*bifalþēþ	*bifealdīd
3rd plural	*bifalþēn	*bifealdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bifalþ
Plural	*bifalþid
	Present	Past
Participle	*bifalþandī	*bifaldan

Descendants

Old English: befealdan
- Middle English: *befalden, *befolden
  - English: befold
  - ⇒ Middle English: bifolden, bevealde, bifolde (past participle/adjective)
Old High German: bifaldan, bifaltan
- Middle High German: befalten, bevalten

References

^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244: “PWGmc *bifalþan”

[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244: “PWGmc *bifalþan”

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