*belganą

Runic: ᛒᛖᛚᚷᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbel.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to swell

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰélǵʰ-e/o- from root *bʰelǵʰ- (‘to swell’). Cognate with Old Irish bolg (‘belly, stomach; bag, satchel; bellows’), Serbo-Croatian blàzina (‘pillow, cushion’), Persian بالش (bâleš, ‘pillow, cushion’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	belgō	belgaų	–
2nd singular	bilgizi	belgaiz	belg
3rd singular	bilgidi	belgai	belgadau
1st dual	belgōz	belgaiw	–
2nd dual	belgadiz	belgaidiz	belgadiz
1st plural	belgamaz	belgaim	–
2nd plural	bilgid	belgaid	bilgid
3rd plural	belgandi	belgain	belgandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	belgai	–
2nd singular	belgazai	belgaizau
3rd singular	belgadai	belgaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	belgandai	belgaindau
2nd plural	belgandai	belgaindau
3rd plural	belgandai	belgaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	balg	bulgį̄
2nd singular	balht	bulgīz
3rd singular	balg	bulgī
1st dual	bulgū	bulgīw
2nd dual	bulgudiz	bulgīdiz
1st plural	bulgum	bulgīm
2nd plural	bulgud	bulgīd
3rd plural	bulgun	bulgīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
belganą	belgandz	bulganaz

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Descendants

*belgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- belga (Old Frisian)
*belgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- belgan (Old Dutch)
  - belgen (Middle Dutch)
    - belgen (Dutch)
*belgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- belgan (Old English)
  - belwen, belewi, below (Middle English)
    - bellow (English)
*belgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- belgan (Old High German)
  - bëlgen (Middle High German)
*belgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- belgan (Old Saxon)
  - belgen (Middle Low German)
    - belgen (Low German)
bólginn (Old Norse)
- bólginn (Icelandic)
- bulghin (Old Swedish)

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