Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burdijan

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burdijaną, equivalent to *bordō (edge, border, rim) +‎ *-jan. Cognate with Old Norse byrða (to embroider, weave).

Verb

*burdijan

  1. to hem, border, skirt
  2. to lace

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *burdijan
1st sg. past *burdidā
Infinitive *burdijan
Genitive infin. *burdijannjas
Dative infin. *burdijannjē
Instrum. infin. *burdijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *burdiju *burdidā
2nd singular *burdisi *burdidēs, *burdidōs
3rd singular *burdiþi *burdidē, *burdidā
1st plural *burdijum *burdidum
2nd plural *burdiþ *burdidud
3rd plural *burdijanþ *burdidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *burdijē *burdidī
2nd singular *burdijēs *burdidī
3rd singular *burdijē *burdidī
1st plural *burdijēm *burdidīm
2nd plural *burdijēþ *burdidīd
3rd plural *burdijēn *burdidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *burdi
Plural *burdiþ
Present Past
Participle *burdijandī *burdid

Descendants

  • Old English: byrdan
    • >? Middle English: brouden
  • Old Saxon: burdian
  • Old High German: burten