Reconstruction:Old Dutch/skirmen
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This Old Dutch 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. |
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skirmijan.
Verb
*skirmen
- to protect
Inflection
Conjugation of *skirmen (weak class 1)
| infinitive | *skirmen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *skirmo, *skirmon | *skirmida |
| 2nd person singular | *skirmis, *skirmist | *skirmidos |
| 3rd person singular | *skirmit | *skirmida |
| 1st person plural | *skirmen | *skirmidun |
| 2nd person plural | *skirmit | *skirmidut |
| 3rd person plural | *skirment | *skirmidun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *skirme | *skirmidi |
| 2nd person singular | *skirmes, *skirmest | *skirmidis |
| 3rd person singular | *skirme | *skirmidi |
| 1st person plural | *skirmen | *skirmidin |
| 2nd person plural | *skirmet | *skirmidit |
| 3rd person plural | *skirmen | *skirmidin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | *skirmi | |
| plural | *skirmit | |
| participle | present | past |
| *skirmendi | *skirmit, *giskirmit | |
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: schermen
Further reading
- “skirmen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012