Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ībrijan

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *ībr (“zeal; jealousy”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*ībrijan

  1. to be zealous, eager
  2. to be jealous

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *ībrijan
1st sg. past *ībridā
Infinitive *ībrijan
Genitive infin. *ībrijannjas
Dative infin. *ībrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *ībrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ībriju *ībridā
2nd singular *ībrisi *ībridēs, *ībridōs
3rd singular *ībriþi *ībridē, *ībridā
1st plural *ībrijum *ībridum
2nd plural *ībriþ *ībridud
3rd plural *ībrijanþ *ībridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ībrijē *ībridī
2nd singular *ībrijēs *ībridī
3rd singular *ībrijē *ībridī
1st plural *ībrijēm *ībridīm
2nd plural *ībrijēþ *ībridīd
3rd plural *ībrijēn *ībridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ībri
Plural *ībriþ
Present Past
Participle *ībrijandī *ībrid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *īvaran
  • Old Dutch: *īvaran
  • Old High German: *īfaran
    • Middle High German: īferen, īfern (“to strive; to be jealous of; to be zealous for”)
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