Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwītijaną

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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 *hwītaz (“white”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷiː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hwītijaną[1]

  1. to make white, whiten

Inflection

Conjugation of *hwītijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwītijō *hwītijaų — *hwītijai ?
2nd singular *hwītīsi *hwītijais *hwītī *hwītijasai *hwītijaisau
3rd singular *hwītīþi *hwītijai *hwītijaþau *hwītijaþai *hwītijaiþau
1st dual *hwītijōs *hwītijaiw — — —
2nd dual *hwītijaþiz *hwītijaiþiz *hwītijaþiz — —
1st plural *hwītijamaz *hwītijaim — *hwītijanþai *hwītijainþau
2nd plural *hwītīþ *hwītijaiþ *hwītīþ *hwītijanþai *hwītijainþau
3rd plural *hwītijanþi *hwītijain *hwītijanþau *hwītijanþai *hwītijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwītidǭ *hwītidēdį̄
2nd singular *hwītidēz *hwītidēdīz
3rd singular *hwītidē *hwītidēdī
1st dual *hwītidēdū *hwītidēdīw
2nd dual *hwītidēdudiz *hwītidēdīdiz
1st plural *hwītidēdum *hwītidēdīm
2nd plural *hwītidēdud *hwītidēdīd
3rd plural *hwītidēdun *hwītidēdīn
present past
participles *hwītijandz *hwītidaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xwītjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
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