Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blōtaną

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*blōtaną

1. to worship
2. (with dative) to sacrifice

Inflection

Conjugation of *blōtaną (strong class 7e)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*blōtō	*blōtaų	—	*blōtai	?
2nd singular	*blōtizi	*blōtaiz	*blōt	*blōtazai	*blōtaizau
3rd singular	*blōtidi	*blōtai	*blōtadau	*blōtadai	*blōtaidau
1st dual	*blōtōz	*blōtaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*blōtadiz	*blōtaidiz	*blōtadiz	—	—
1st plural	*blōtamaz	*blōtaim	—	*blōtandai	*blōtaindau
2nd plural	*blōtid	*blōtaid	*blōtid	*blōtandai	*blōtaindau
3rd plural	*blōtandi	*blōtain	*blōtandau	*blōtandai	*blōtaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*beblōt	*beblōtį̄
2nd singular	*beblōst	*beblōtīz
3rd singular	*beblōt	*beblōtī
1st dual	*beblōtū	*beblōtīw
2nd dual	*beblōtudiz	*beblōtīdiz
1st plural	*beblōtum	*beblōtīm
2nd plural	*beblōtud	*beblōtīd
3rd plural	*beblōtun	*beblōtīn
	present	past
participles	*blōtandz	*blōtanaz

Related terms

• *blōstrą
• *blōtą
• *blōtiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *blōtan
  • Old English: blōtan
  • Old High German: bluozan
• Old Norse: blóta
  • Icelandic: blóta
  • Faroese: blóta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: blóta
  • Old Swedish: blōta
    • Swedish: blota
  • → Danish: blote
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽 (blōtan)