active voice | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek belg | 1pl | vér belgum | 1sg | ek belga | 1pl | vér belgim |
2sg | þú belgr | 2pl | þér belgið | 2sg | þú belgir | 2pl | þér belgið |
3sg | hon belgr | 3pl | þau belga | 3sg | hon belgi | 3pl | þau belgi |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek balg | 1pl | vér bulgum | 1sg | ek bylga | 1pl | vér bylgim |
2sg | þú balgt | 2pl | þér bulguð | 2sg | þú bylgir | 2pl | þér bylgið |
3sg | hon balg | 3pl | þau bulgu | 3sg | hon bylgi | 3pl | þau bylgi |
preterite infinitive | bulgu | ||||||
past participle | f. | bólgin | m. | bólginn | n. | bólgit | |
imperative | 2sg | belg | 1pl | belgum | 2pl | belgið |
middle voice: belgask (not attested) | |||||||
present indicative | present subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek belgumk | 1pl | vér belgumk | 1sg | ek belgumk | 1pl | vér belgimk |
2sg | þú belgsk | 2pl | þér belgizk | 2sg | þú belgisk | 2pl | þér belgizk |
3sg | hon belgsk | 3pl | þau belgask | 3sg | hon belgisk | 3pl | þau belgisk |
preterite indicative | preterite subjunctive | ||||||
1sg | ek bulgumk | 1pl | vér bulgumk | 1sg | ek bylgumk | 1pl | vér bylgimk |
2sg | þú balgzk | 2pl | þér bulguzk | 2sg | þú bylgisk | 2pl | þér bylgizk |
3sg | hon balgsk | 3pl | þau bulgusk | 3sg | hon bylgisk | 3pl | þau bylgisk |
past participle | n. | bólgizk | |||||
imperative | 2sg | belgsk | 1pl | belgumk | 2pl | belgizk |
PG *belganą, OE belgan III and the adjective bolgenmōd “irate,” ME belwen, Dutch verbolgen “irate.” Probably related via Celtic to the borrowed Latin demonym Belgae and thus MnE Belgium. Only the past participle is attested. Also found as weak 1 belgja (belgði, belgðr).
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