Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klibrōną

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 *klibāną (“to cling”) +‎ *-rōną (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkli.βrɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*klibrōną^[1]

to climb, to clamber
to scratch, to claw

Inflection

Conjugation of *klibrōną (weak class 2)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*klibrō	*klibrǭ	—	*klibrōi	?
2nd singular	*klibrōsi	*klibrōs	*klibrō	*klibrōsai	*klibrōsau
3rd singular	*klibrōþi	*klibrō	*klibrōþau	*klibrōþai	*klibrōþau
1st dual	*klibrōs	*klibrōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*klibrōþiz	*klibrōþiz	*klibrōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*klibrōmaz	*klibrōm	—	*klibrōnþai	*klibrōnþau
2nd plural	*klibrōþ	*klibrōþ	*klibrōþ	*klibrōnþai	*klibrōnþau
3rd plural	*klibrōnþi	*klibrōn	*klibrōnþau	*klibrōnþai	*klibrōnþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*klibrōdǭ	*klibrōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*klibrōdēz	*klibrōdēdīz
3rd singular	*klibrōdē	*klibrōdēdī
1st dual	*klibrōdēdū	*klibrōdēdīw
2nd dual	*klibrōdēdudiz	*klibrōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*klibrōdēdum	*klibrōdēdīm
2nd plural	*klibrōdēdud	*klibrōdēdīd
3rd plural	*klibrōdēdun	*klibrōdēdīn

	present	past
participles	*klibrōndz	*klibrōdaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *klibrōn
- Old English: clifrian
- Old High German: *klebarōn
  - Middle High German: kleberen
Old Norse: klifra
- Icelandic: klifra

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*klibrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 216

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*klibrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 216

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