Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waiþijaną

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *waiþiz, *waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*waiþijaną

  1. to hunt, pursue
  2. to graze, feed

Inflection

Conjugation of *waiþijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waiþijō *waiþijaų — *waiþijai ?
2nd singular *waiþīsi *waiþijais *waiþī *waiþijasai *waiþijaisau
3rd singular *waiþīþi *waiþijai *waiþijaþau *waiþijaþai *waiþijaiþau
1st dual *waiþijōs *waiþijaiw — — —
2nd dual *waiþijaþiz *waiþijaiþiz *waiþijaþiz — —
1st plural *waiþijamaz *waiþijaim — *waiþijanþai *waiþijainþau
2nd plural *waiþīþ *waiþijaiþ *waiþīþ *waiþijanþai *waiþijainþau
3rd plural *waiþijanþi *waiþijain *waiþijanþau *waiþijanþai *waiþijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waiþidǭ *waiþidēdį̄
2nd singular *waiþidēz *waiþidēdīz
3rd singular *waiþidē *waiþidēdī
1st dual *waiþidēdū *waiþidēdīw
2nd dual *waiþidēdudiz *waiþidēdīdiz
1st plural *waiþidēdum *waiþidēdīm
2nd plural *waiþidēdud *waiþidēdīd
3rd plural *waiþidēdun *waiþidēdīn
present past
participles *waiþijandz *waiþidaz

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waiþjanan ~ *waiþōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441
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