Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/draibijan

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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 *draibijaną.

Verb

*draibijan

  1. to bother, to badger
  2. to pursue, to drive

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *draibijan
1st sg. past *draibidā
Infinitive *draibijan
Genitive infin. *draibijannjas
Dative infin. *draibijannjē
Instrum. infin. *draibijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *draibiju *draibidā
2nd singular *draibisi *draibidēs, *draibidōs
3rd singular *draibiþi *draibidē, *draibidā
1st plural *draibijum *draibidum
2nd plural *draibiþ *draibidud
3rd plural *draibijanþ *draibidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *draibijē *draibidī
2nd singular *draibijēs *draibidī
3rd singular *draibijē *draibidī
1st plural *draibijēm *draibidīm
2nd plural *draibijēþ *draibidīd
3rd plural *draibijēn *draibidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *draibi
Plural *draibiþ
Present Past
Participle *draibijandī *draibid

Descendants

  • Old English: drǣfan