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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bilaubijan

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- + *laubijan.

Verb

*bilaubijan

  1. to believe

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bilaubijan
1st sg. past *bilaubidā
Infinitive *bilaubijan
Genitive infin. *bilaubijannjas
Dative infin. *bilaubijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bilaubijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bilaubiju *bilaubidā
2nd singular *bilaubisi *bilaubidēs, *bilaubidōs
3rd singular *bilaubiþi *bilaubidē, *bilaubidā
1st plural *bilaubijum *bilaubidum
2nd plural *bilaubiþ *bilaubidud
3rd plural *bilaubijanþ *bilaubidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bilaubijē *bilaubidī
2nd singular *bilaubijēs *bilaubidī
3rd singular *bilaubijē *bilaubidī
1st plural *bilaubijēm *bilaubidīm
2nd plural *bilaubijēþ *bilaubidīd
3rd plural *bilaubijēn *bilaubidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bilaubi
Plural *bilaubiþ
Present Past
Participle *bilaubijandī *bilaubid

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Old English: belīefan, belȳfan; belēfan
    • Middle English: bileven, beleven, believen, bileoven, bilyfen
      • English: believe
      • Scots: beleve
  • Old Saxon: *bilōvian
  • Old High German: bilouben
    • Middle High German: belouben
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