Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwīlāną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *hwīlō (“while, period, pause”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷiː.lɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*hwīlāną[1][2]

  1. to rest, to pause, to take a break

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *hwīlāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwīlō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *hwīlaisi ? *hwīlai *hwīlāsai ?
3rd singular *hwīlaiþi ? *hwīlāþau *hwīlāþai ?
1st dual *hwīlōs ? — — —
2nd dual *hwīlāþiz ? *hwīlāþiz — —
1st plural *hwīlāmaz ? — *hwīlānþai ?
2nd plural *hwīlaiþ ? *hwīlaiþ *hwīlānþai ?
3rd plural *hwīlānþi ? *hwīlānþau *hwīlānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwīladǭ *hwīladēdį̄
2nd singular *hwīladēz *hwīladēdīz
3rd singular *hwīladē *hwīladēdī
1st dual *hwīladēdū *hwīladēdīw
2nd dual *hwīladēdudiz *hwīladēdīdiz
1st plural *hwīladēdum *hwīladēdīm
2nd plural *hwīladēdud *hwīladēdīd
3rd plural *hwīladēdun *hwīladēdīn
present past
participles *hwīlāndz *hwīladaz

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwīlō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 267: “*hwīlēn-”
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xwīlēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201
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