Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bītan

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bītaną.

Verb

*bītan

  1. to bite

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *bītan
1st sg. past *bait
3rd pl. past *bitun
Past ptcple *bitan
Infinitive *bītan
Genitive infin. *bītannjas
Dative infin. *bītannjē
Instrum. infin. *bītannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bītu *bait
2nd singular *bītiʀi *bitī
3rd singular *bītidi *bait
1st plural *bītum *bitum
2nd plural *bītid *bitud
3rd plural *bītand *bitun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bītē *bitī
2nd singular *bītēs *bitī
3rd singular *bītē *bitī
1st plural *bītēm *bitīm
2nd plural *bītēþ *bitīd
3rd plural *bītēn *bitīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bīt
Plural *bītid
Present Past
Participle *bītandī *bitan

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