Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bandijaną

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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

Etymology

From *bindaną +‎ *-janą. The sense to "bend, inflect" (Old Norse and Old English only) is probably derived from the act of bending a bow in order to bind it.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑn.di.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bandijaną

  1. (transitive) To bind, fetter, restrain; stretch
  2. (transitive) To bend

Inflection

Conjugation of *bandijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bandijō *bandijaų *bandijai ?
2nd singular *bandīsi *bandijais *bandī *bandijasai *bandijaisau
3rd singular *bandīþi *bandijai *bandijaþau *bandijaþai *bandijaiþau
1st dual *bandijōs *bandijaiw
2nd dual *bandijaþiz *bandijaiþiz *bandijaþiz
1st plural *bandijamaz *bandijaim *bandijanþai *bandijainþau
2nd plural *bandīþ *bandijaiþ *bandīþ *bandijanþai *bandijainþau
3rd plural *bandijanþi *bandijain *bandijanþau *bandijanþai *bandijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *bandidǭ *bandidēdį̄
2nd singular *bandidēz *bandidēdīz
3rd singular *bandidē *bandidēdī
1st dual *bandidēdū *bandidēdīw
2nd dual *bandidēdudiz *bandidēdīdiz
1st plural *bandidēdum *bandidēdīm
2nd plural *bandidēdud *bandidēdīd
3rd plural *bandidēdun *bandidēdīn
present past
participles *bandijandz *bandidaz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*bandjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*bandjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 35