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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *krīganą, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷrih₂-gʰo-, a suffixed extended form of *gʷréh₂us (“heavy”), see also Latin gravis, Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús), Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).[1][2]
Verb
*krīgan
- to strive, struggle
Inflection
| Strong class 1
|
| Infinitive
|
*krīgan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*kraig
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| 3rd pl. past
|
*krigun
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| Past ptcple
|
*krigan
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| Infinitive
|
*krīgan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*krīgannjas
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| Dative infin.
|
*krīgannjē
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| Instrum. infin.
|
*krīgannju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
|
*krīgu
|
*kraig
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| 2nd singular
|
*krīgiʀi
|
*krigī
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| 3rd singular
|
*krīgidi
|
*kraig
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| 1st plural
|
*krīgum
|
*krigum
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| 2nd plural
|
*krīgid
|
*krigud
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| 3rd plural
|
*krīgand
|
*krigun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*krīgē
|
*krigī
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| 2nd singular
|
*krīgēs
|
*krigī
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| 3rd singular
|
*krīgē
|
*krigī
|
| 1st plural
|
*krīgēm
|
*krigīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*krīgēþ
|
*krigīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*krīgēn
|
*krigīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
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| Singular
|
*krīg
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| Plural
|
*krīgid
|
|
|
Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
*krīgandī
|
*krigan
|
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “krigan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 304-305
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “476-77”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 476-77
