Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baʀjan

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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 *baʀ (bare, naked) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*baʀjan

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to bare, make bare

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *baʀjan
1st sg. past *baʀidā
Infinitive *baʀjan
Genitive infin. *baʀjannjas
Dative infin. *baʀjannjē
Instrum. infin. *baʀjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *baʀju *baʀidā
2nd singular *baʀisi *baʀidēs, *baʀidōs
3rd singular *baʀiþi *baʀidē, *baʀidā
1st plural *baʀjum *baʀidum
2nd plural *baʀiþ *baʀidud
3rd plural *baʀjanþ *baʀidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *baʀjē *baʀidī
2nd singular *baʀjēs *baʀidī
3rd singular *baʀjē *baʀidī
1st plural *baʀjēm *baʀidīm
2nd plural *baʀjēþ *baʀidīd
3rd plural *baʀjēn *baʀidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *baʀi
Plural *baʀiþ
Present Past
Participle *baʀjandī *baʀid

Descendants

  • Old English: berian
  • Old Frisian: *beria