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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *birhtijaną.[1][2] Equivalent to *berht (“bright”) + *-jan or *birhtī (“brightness”) + *-jan.
Verb
*birhtijan
- (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to brighten, shine, make clear
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
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| Infinitive
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*birhtijan
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| 1st sg. past
|
*birhtidā
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| Infinitive
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*birhtijan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*birhtijannjas
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| Dative infin.
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*birhtijannjē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*birhtijannju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*birhtiju
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*birhtidā
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| 2nd singular
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*birhtisi
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*birhtidēs, *birhtidōs
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| 3rd singular
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*birhtiþi
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*birhtidē, *birhtidā
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| 1st plural
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*birhtijum
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*birhtidum
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| 2nd plural
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*birhtiþ
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*birhtidud
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| 3rd plural
|
*birhtijanþ
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*birhtidun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
|
*birhtijē
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*birhtidī
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| 2nd singular
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*birhtijēs
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*birhtidī
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| 3rd singular
|
*birhtijē
|
*birhtidī
|
| 1st plural
|
*birhtijēm
|
*birhtidīm
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| 2nd plural
|
*birhtijēþ
|
*birhtidīd
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| 3rd plural
|
*birhtijēn
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*birhtidīn
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| Imperative
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Present
|
|
| Singular
|
*birhti
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| Plural
|
*birhtiþ
|
|
|
Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
*birhtijandī
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*birhtid
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Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*berhtaz-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 60-61: “*berhtjan-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*berxtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
