Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīhijaną

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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 *wīhaz (sacred, holy) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.xi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wīhijaną

  1. to hallow, to consecrate

Inflection

Conjugation of *wīhijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīhijō *wīhijaų *wīhijai ?
2nd singular *wīhīsi *wīhijais *wīhī *wīhijasai *wīhijaisau
3rd singular *wīhīþi *wīhijai *wīhijaþau *wīhijaþai *wīhijaiþau
1st dual *wīhijōs *wīhijaiw
2nd dual *wīhijaþiz *wīhijaiþiz *wīhijaþiz
1st plural *wīhijamaz *wīhijaim *wīhijanþai *wīhijainþau
2nd plural *wīhīþ *wīhijaiþ *wīhīþ *wīhijanþai *wīhijainþau
3rd plural *wīhijanþi *wīhijain *wīhijanþau *wīhijanþai *wīhijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīhidǭ *wīhidēdį̄
2nd singular *wīhidēz *wīhidēdīz
3rd singular *wīhidē *wīhidēdī
1st dual *wīhidēdū *wīhidēdīw
2nd dual *wīhidēdudiz *wīhidēdīdiz
1st plural *wīhidēdum *wīhidēdīm
2nd plural *wīhidēdud *wīhidēdīd
3rd plural *wīhidēdun *wīhidēdīn
present past
participles *wīhijandz *wīhidaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wīʒjanan ~ *wīxjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465