Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/klūsijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *klūsā (“enclosure; lock”) +‎ *-jan

Verb

*klūsijan

1. to enclose, shut in
2. to close, shut

   Synonyms: *bilūkan, *leukan, *pundijan, *skuttijan, *sleutan

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*klūsijan
1st sg. past	*klūsidā
Infinitive	*klūsijan
Genitive infin.	*klūsijannjas
Dative infin.	*klūsijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*klūsijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*klūsiju	*klūsidā
2nd singular	*klūsisi	*klūsidēs, *klūsidōs
3rd singular	*klūsiþi	*klūsidē, *klūsidā
1st plural	*klūsijum	*klūsidum
2nd plural	*klūsiþ	*klūsidud
3rd plural	*klūsijanþ	*klūsidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*klūsijē	*klūsidī
2nd singular	*klūsijēs	*klūsidī
3rd singular	*klūsijē	*klūsidī
1st plural	*klūsijēm	*klūsidīm
2nd plural	*klūsijēþ	*klūsidīd
3rd plural	*klūsijēn	*klūsidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*klūsi
Plural	*klūsiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*klūsijandī	*klūsid

Descendants

• Old English: clȳsan
  • Middle English: clusen; closen (partially)
    • English: close
    • Scots: close, cloise, clois