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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *mak (“fit, suitable”) + *-ōn.
Verb
*makōn
- to make suitable; prepare; arrange
- to build, work, make
- Synonym: *skappjan
Inflection
| Class 2 weak
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| Infinitive
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*makōn
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| 1st sg. past
|
*makōdā
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| Infinitive
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*makōn
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| Genitive infin.
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*makōnijas
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| Dative infin.
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*makōnijē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*makōniju
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*makō
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*makōdā
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| 2nd singular
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*makōs
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*makōdēs, *makōdōs
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| 3rd singular
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*makōþ
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*makōdē, *makōdā
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| 1st plural
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*makōm
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*makōdum
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| 2nd plural
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*makōþ
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*makōdud
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| 3rd plural
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*makōnþ
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*makōdun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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*makō
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*makōdī
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| 2nd singular
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*makōs
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*makōdī
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| 3rd singular
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*makō
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*makōdī
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| 1st plural
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*makōm
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*makōdīm
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| 2nd plural
|
*makōþ
|
*makōdīd
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| 3rd plural
|
*makōn
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*makōdīn
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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*makō
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| Plural
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*makōþ
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|
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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*makōndī
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*makōd
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Descendants
- Old English: macian
- Middle English: maken, macke, mak, make, maki, makiȝe, makye, makyn; macen, machiæ, macian, makian, makie, makien, makiȝen, makyȝe
- Old Frisian: makia
- Old Saxon: makōn, makoian
- Old Dutch: macon
- Old High German: mahhōn
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127: “*makōn”
