Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrainijan

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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 *hrainijaną. Equivalent to *hrainī +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*hrainijan

  1. (transitive) to make clean, cleanse

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hrainijan
1st sg. past *hrainidā
Infinitive *hrainijan
Genitive infin. *hrainijannjas
Dative infin. *hrainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hrainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hrainiju *hrainidā
2nd singular *hrainisi *hrainidēs, *hrainidōs
3rd singular *hrainiþi *hrainidē, *hrainidā
1st plural *hrainijum *hrainidum
2nd plural *hrainiþ *hrainidud
3rd plural *hrainijanþ *hrainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hrainijē *hrainidī
2nd singular *hrainijēs *hrainidī
3rd singular *hrainijē *hrainidī
1st plural *hrainijēm *hrainidīm
2nd plural *hrainijēþ *hrainidīd
3rd plural *hrainijēn *hrainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hraini
Plural *hrainiþ
Present Past
Participle *hrainijandī *hrainid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: hrēnian
  • Old Dutch: reinen
  • Old High German: reinen