*balþijaną

Runic: ᛒᚨᛚᚦᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑl.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to make bold; animate; encourage

Etymology

From *balþaz (‘strong, bold’) + *-(i)janą(causative suffix forming Weak class 1 verbs).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularbalþijōbalþijaų–
2nd singularbalþīsibalþijaisbalþī
3rd singularbalþīþibalþijaibalþijaþau
1st dualbalþijōsbalþijaiw–
2nd dualbalþijaþizbalþijaiþizbalþijaþiz
1st pluralbalþijamazbalþijaim–
2nd pluralbalþīþbalþijaiþbalþīþ
3rd pluralbalþijanþibalþijainbalþijanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbalþijai–
2nd singularbalþijasaibalþijaisau
3rd singularbalþijaþaibalþijaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralbalþijanþaibalþijainþau
2nd pluralbalþijanþaibalþijainþau
3rd pluralbalþijanþaibalþijainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbalþidǭbalþidēdį̄
2nd singularbalþidēzbalþidēdīz
3rd singularbalþidēbalþidēdī
1st dualbalþidēdūbalþidēdīw
2nd dualbalþidēdudizbalþidēdīdiz
1st pluralbalþidēdumbalþidēdīm
2nd pluralbalþidēdudbalþidēdīd
3rd pluralbalþidēdunbalþidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
balþijaną balþijandz balþidaz

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Descendants

  • *balþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • beldian (Old Saxon)
  • *balþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bieldan, byldan, bildan (Old English)
      • belden, beelde, beelden, belde, bilden, beld, beilde, byld, beldenn, beoldenn, bealden (Middle English)
        • bield (English)
  • *balþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bieldan, byldan, bildan (Old English)
      • belden, beelde, beelden, belde, bilden, beld, beilde, byld, beldenn, beoldenn, bealden (Middle English)
        • belde, beild, bield (Middle Scots)
          • bield, beild (Scots)
  • *balþijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • belden (Old High German)
      • belden, balden (Middle High German)
  • bella (Old Norse)
    • bella (Elfdalian)
    • bella (Icelandic)
    • belle (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balþjan) (Gothic)

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