Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrītaną

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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

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Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by etymological dictionaries, and its descendants are often attributed to *wrītaną instead.[1] Maybe related to it through consonant vacillation? Would be strange, though.”

Pronunciation

Verb

*hrītaną

  1. to scratch, carve
  2. to rip
  3. to tear, pull

Inflection

Conjugation of *hrītaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrītō *hrītaų — *hrītai ?
2nd singular *hrītizi *hrītaiz *hrīt *hrītazai *hrītaizau
3rd singular *hrītidi *hrītai *hrītadau *hrītadai *hrītaidau
1st dual *hrītōz *hrītaiw — — —
2nd dual *hrītadiz *hrītaidiz *hrītadiz — —
1st plural *hrītamaz *hrītaim — *hrītandai *hrītaindau
2nd plural *hrītid *hrītaid *hrītid *hrītandai *hrītaindau
3rd plural *hrītandi *hrītain *hrītandau *hrītandai *hrītaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrait *hritį̄
2nd singular *hraist *hritīz
3rd singular *hrait *hritī
1st dual *hritū *hritīw
2nd dual *hritudiz *hritīdiz
1st plural *hritum *hritīm
2nd plural *hritud *hritīd
3rd plural *hritun *hritīn
present past
participles *hrītandz *hritanaz

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wrītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 473
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