Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abisōną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

*abisjaną^[1]

Etymology

From *ab (“away”) +‎ *-isōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.βi.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*abisōną

to cut, shear

Inflection

Conjugation of *abisōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*abisō	*abisǭ	—	*abisōi	?
2nd singular	*abisōsi	*abisōs	*abisō	*abisōsai	*abisōsau
3rd singular	*abisōþi	*abisō	*abisōþau	*abisōþai	*abisōþau
1st dual	*abisōs	*abisōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*abisōþiz	*abisōþiz	*abisōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*abisōmaz	*abisōm	—	*abisōnþai	*abisōnþau
2nd plural	*abisōþ	*abisōþ	*abisōþ	*abisōnþai	*abisōnþau
3rd plural	*abisōnþi	*abisōn	*abisōnþau	*abisōnþai	*abisōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*abisōdǭ	*abisōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*abisōdēz	*abisōdēdīz
3rd singular	*abisōdē	*abisōdēdī
1st dual	*abisōdēdū	*abisōdēdīw
2nd dual	*abisōdēdudiz	*abisōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*abisōdēdum	*abisōdēdīm
2nd plural	*abisōdēdud	*abisōdēdīd
3rd plural	*abisōdēdun	*abisōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*abisōndz	*abisōdaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *abisōn
- Old English: efesian
Old Norse: efsa
- Icelandic: efsa

References

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*abisjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 1

[1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*abisjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 1

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abisōną

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