*limpaną

Runic: ᛚᛁᛗᛈᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈlim.pɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to glide
to go
to suit, fit
to happen

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)lembʰ- (‘to hang limply’), which Pfeifer appears to consider a nasalized extension of *leb- (‘to hang loosely; lip’). Compare Tocharian A läm- (‘to sit, remain’), Sanskrit लम्ब् (lamb) (lamb), रम्ब् (ramb, ‘to hang down’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	limpō	limpaų	–
2nd singular	limpizi	limpaiz	limp
3rd singular	limpidi	limpai	limpadau
1st dual	limpōz	limpaiw	–
2nd dual	limpadiz	limpaidiz	limpadiz
1st plural	limpamaz	limpaim	–
2nd plural	limpid	limpaid	limpid
3rd plural	limpandi	limpain	limpandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	limpai	–
2nd singular	limpazai	limpaizau
3rd singular	limpadai	limpaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	limpandai	limpaindau
2nd plural	limpandai	limpaindau
3rd plural	limpandai	limpaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	lamp	lumpį̄
2nd singular	lamft	lumpīz
3rd singular	lamp	lumpī
1st dual	lumpū	lumpīw
2nd dual	lumpudiz	lumpīdiz
1st plural	lumpum	lumpīm
2nd plural	lumpud	lumpīd
3rd plural	lumpun	lumpīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
limpaną	limpandz	lumpanaz

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Descendants

*limpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- limpa (Old Frisian)
*limpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- limpan (Old English)
  - lympen, limpen (Middle English)
    - limp (English)
    - limp (Scots)
*limpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- limpfan, limphan (Old High German)
  - limpfen, limfen (Middle High German)
*limpan (Proto-West Germanic)
- limpan (Old Saxon)
  - limpen (Middle Low German)
    - limpen, gelimpen (Low German)
limpa (Old Norse)

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