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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną.
Verb
*rōkijan[1]
- to take heed, observe, pay attention
- to care, take care of
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
|
| Infinitive
|
*rōkijan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*rōkidā
|
| Infinitive
|
*rōkijan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*rōkijannjas
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| Dative infin.
|
*rōkijannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
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*rōkijannju
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| Indicative
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Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*rōkiju
|
*rōkidā
|
| 2nd singular
|
*rōkisi
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*rōkidēs, *rōkidōs
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| 3rd singular
|
*rōkiþi
|
*rōkidē, *rōkidā
|
| 1st plural
|
*rōkijum
|
*rōkidum
|
| 2nd plural
|
*rōkiþ
|
*rōkidud
|
| 3rd plural
|
*rōkijanþ
|
*rōkidun
|
| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*rōkijē
|
*rōkidī
|
| 2nd singular
|
*rōkijēs
|
*rōkidī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*rōkijē
|
*rōkidī
|
| 1st plural
|
*rōkijēm
|
*rōkidīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*rōkijēþ
|
*rōkidīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*rōkijēn
|
*rōkidīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
*rōki
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| Plural
|
*rōkiþ
|
|
|
Present
|
Past
|
| Participle
|
*rōkijandī
|
*rōkid
|
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228: “PWGmc *rōkijan”
