Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīmijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *rīm (“calculation, number”) + *-jan.
Verb
*rīmijan
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *rīmijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *rīmidā | |
| Infinitive | *rīmijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *rīmijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *rīmijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *rīmijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīmiju | *rīmidā |
| 2nd singular | *rīmisi | *rīmidēs, *rīmidōs |
| 3rd singular | *rīmiþi | *rīmidē, *rīmidā |
| 1st plural | *rīmijum | *rīmidum |
| 2nd plural | *rīmiþ | *rīmidud |
| 3rd plural | *rīmijanþ | *rīmidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīmijē | *rīmidī |
| 2nd singular | *rīmijēs | *rīmidī |
| 3rd singular | *rīmijē | *rīmidī |
| 1st plural | *rīmijēm | *rīmidīm |
| 2nd plural | *rīmijēþ | *rīmidīd |
| 3rd plural | *rīmijēn | *rīmidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *rīmi | |
| Plural | *rīmiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *rīmijandī | *rīmid |
Descendants
All modern descendants merged this verb with strong verb *rīman.