*klimbaną

Runic: ᚲᛚᛁᛗᛒᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈklim.bɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to climb

Possibly a nasalized variant of *klībaną (‘to stick, cleave’), itself from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ-, an extended form of *gley- (‘to stick’).

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	klimbō	klimbaų	–
2nd singular	klimbizi	klimbaiz	klimb
3rd singular	klimbidi	klimbai	klimbadau
1st dual	klimbōz	klimbaiw	–
2nd dual	klimbadiz	klimbaidiz	klimbadiz
1st plural	klimbamaz	klimbaim	–
2nd plural	klimbid	klimbaid	klimbid
3rd plural	klimbandi	klimbain	klimbandau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
klimbaną	klimbandz	klumbanaz

*klimban (Proto-West Germanic)
- *climban (Old Dutch)
  - climmen (Middle Dutch)
    - klimmen (Dutch)
    - klumme, klömme (Limburgish)
*klimban (Proto-West Germanic)
- climban (Old English)
  - climben (Middle English)
    - climb (English)
    - clim, clym (Scots)
*klimban (Proto-West Germanic)
- *klimba (Old Frisian)
  - klimme (West Frisian)
*klimban (Proto-West Germanic)
- klimban, chlimban (Old High German)
  - klimmen (Middle High German)
    - klimmen (German)
*klimban (Proto-West Germanic)
- klimban, chlimban (Old High German)
  - klimmen (Middle High German)
    - klemme, klömme, klomme, klamme (Central Franconian)
      - klammen (Luxembourgish)
*klimban (Proto-West Germanic)
- klimban (Old Saxon)
  - klimmen (Middle Low German)
    - klimmen (German Low German)