Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wigalōn

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Either from *wigal (prophetic) +‎ *-ōn or from *wikkōn (to practice sorcery) +‎ *-lōn, taking it's -g- from the older plural stem.

Verb[edit]

*wigalōn

  1. (frequentative) to conjure
  2. to divine

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *wigalōn
1st sg. past *wigalōdā
Infinitive *wigalōn
Genitive infin. *wigalōnijas
Dative infin. *wigalōnijē
Instrum. infin. *wigalōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wigalō *wigalōdā
2nd singular *wigalōs *wigalōdēs, *wigalōdōs
3rd singular *wigalōþ *wigalōdē, *wigalōdā
1st plural *wigalōm *wigalōdum
2nd plural *wigalōþ *wigalōdud
3rd plural *wigalōnþ *wigalōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wigalō *wigalōdī
2nd singular *wigalōs *wigalōdī
3rd singular *wigalō *wigalōdī
1st plural *wigalōm *wigalōdīm
2nd plural *wigalōþ *wigalōdīd
3rd plural *wigalōn *wigalōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wigalō
Plural *wigalōþ
Present Past
Participle *wigalōndī *wigalōd

Descendants[edit]