*gabbōną

Runic: ᚷᚨᛒᛟᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑb.bɔː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 2

Meanings

to joke, to mock
to laugh

Etymology

Kroonen reconstructs an iterative verb *gʰHbʰnéh₂- derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (‘to gape, be wide open’), but only the variant with a geminate -bb- in the root is actually attested in the descendants.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	gabbō	gabbǭ	–
2nd singular	gabbōsi	gabbōs	gabbō
3rd singular	gabbōþi	gabbō	gabbōþau
1st dual	gabbōs	gabbōw	–
2nd dual	gabbōþiz	gabbōþiz	gabbōþiz
1st plural	gabbōmaz	gabbōm	–
2nd plural	gabbōþ	gabbōþ	gabbōþ
3rd plural	gabbōnþi	gabbōn	gabbōnþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	gabbōi	–
2nd singular	gabbōsai	gabbōsau
3rd singular	gabbōþai	gabbōþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	gabbōnþai	gabbōnþau
2nd plural	gabbōnþai	gabbōnþau
3rd plural	gabbōnþai	gabbōnþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	gabbōdǭ	gabbōdēdį̄
2nd singular	gabbōdēz	gabbōdēdīz
3rd singular	gabbōdē	gabbōdēdī
1st dual	gabbōdēdū	gabbōdēdīw
2nd dual	gabbōdēdudiz	gabbōdēdīdiz
1st plural	gabbōdēdum	gabbōdēdīm
2nd plural	gabbōdēdud	gabbōdēdīd
3rd plural	gabbōdēdun	gabbōdēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
gabbōną	gabbōndz	gabbōdaz

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Descendants

*gabbōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gabbon (Old Dutch)
  - gabben (Middle Dutch)
    - ginnegappen, ginnegabben, ginnegaffen (Dutch)
*gabbōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gabbon (Old Dutch)
  - gabben (Middle Dutch)
    - gabben (Dutch)
      - gabbelen (Dutch)
      - begabba (Swedish)
*gabbōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gabbian, gabban (Old English)
  - gabben (Middle English)
    - gab (English)
      - gabble (English)
*gabbōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- gabbia (Old Frisian)
  - gabbelje (Saterland Frisian)
  - gabbje (West Frisian)
*gabbōn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gabbōn (Old Saxon)
  - gabben (Middle Low German)
    - gabbeln (German Low German)
gabba (Old Norse)
- gabba (Icelandic)
gabba (Old Norse)
- gaber, gaiber, jaber (Old French)
  - gaber (Middle French)
    - gaber (French)

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