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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biklammjan

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- + *klammjan.

Verb

*biklammjan

  1. to compress, squeeze
  2. to surround, enclose

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *biklammjan
1st sg. past *biklamidā
Infinitive *biklammjan
Genitive infin. *biklammjannjas
Dative infin. *biklammjannjē
Instrum. infin. *biklammjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *biklammju *biklamidā
2nd singular *biklamisi *biklamidēs, *biklamidōs
3rd singular *biklamiþi *biklamidē, *biklamidā
1st plural *biklammjum *biklamidum
2nd plural *biklamiþ *biklamidud
3rd plural *biklammjanþ *biklamidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *biklammjē *biklamidī
2nd singular *biklammjēs *biklamidī
3rd singular *biklammjē *biklamidī
1st plural *biklammjēm *biklamidīm
2nd plural *biklammjēþ *biklamidīd
3rd plural *biklammjēn *biklamidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *biklami
Plural *biklamiþ
Present Past
Participle *biklammjandī *biklamid

Descendants

  • Old English: beclemman, beclæmman
    • Middle English: *beclammen, *beclemmen
  • Old Saxon: biklemmian
  • Old Dutch: *biklemmen
    • Middle Dutch: *beclemmen
  • Old High German: biklemmen
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