Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirdijaną

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 *werdaz (“turned toward, forwards, outwards”) +‎ *-janą, related to *wardaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwir.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wirdijaną^[1]

to address, to reconcile

Inflection

Conjugation of *wirdijaną (weak class 1)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*wirdijō	*wirdijaų	—	*wirdijai	?
2nd singular	*wirdīsi	*wirdijais	*wirdī	*wirdijasai	*wirdijaisau
3rd singular	*wirdīþi	*wirdijai	*wirdijaþau	*wirdijaþai	*wirdijaiþau
1st dual	*wirdijōs	*wirdijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*wirdijaþiz	*wirdijaiþiz	*wirdijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*wirdijamaz	*wirdijaim	—	*wirdijanþai	*wirdijainþau
2nd plural	*wirdīþ	*wirdijaiþ	*wirdīþ	*wirdijanþai	*wirdijainþau
3rd plural	*wirdijanþi	*wirdijain	*wirdijanþau	*wirdijanþai	*wirdijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*wirdidǭ	*wirdidēdį̄
2nd singular	*wirdidēz	*wirdidēdīz
3rd singular	*wirdidē	*wirdidēdī
1st dual	*wirdidēdū	*wirdidēdīw
2nd dual	*wirdidēdudiz	*wirdidēdīdiz
1st plural	*wirdidēdum	*wirdidēdīm
2nd plural	*wirdidēdud	*wirdidēdīd
3rd plural	*wirdidēdun	*wirdidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*wirdijandz	*wirdidaz

Descendants

⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *andawirdijan
- Old High German: antwirten
⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gagawairþjan)

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*werđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*werđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirdijaną

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