Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/graipōn

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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 *graipōną.

Verb

*graipōn

  1. to grab
  2. to grasp

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *graipōn
1st sg. past *graipōdā
Infinitive *graipōn
Genitive infin. *graipōnijas
Dative infin. *graipōnijē
Instrum. infin. *graipōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *graipō *graipōdā
2nd singular *graipōs *graipōdēs, *graipōdōs
3rd singular *graipōþ *graipōdē, *graipōdā
1st plural *graipōm *graipōdum
2nd plural *graipōþ *graipōdud
3rd plural *graipōnþ *graipōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *graipō *graipōdī
2nd singular *graipōs *graipōdī
3rd singular *graipō *graipōdī
1st plural *graipōm *graipōdīm
2nd plural *graipōþ *graipōdīd
3rd plural *graipōn *graipōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *graipō
Plural *graipōþ
Present Past
Participle *graipōndī *graipōd

Descendants

  • Old English: grāpian
  • Old High German: greifōn