Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rihtijan

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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 *rihtijaną. Equivalent to *reht (straight) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*rihtijan

  1. to straighten to set straight
  2. to align, to direct

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *rihtijan
1st sg. past *rihtidā
Infinitive *rihtijan
Genitive infin. *rihtijannjas
Dative infin. *rihtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *rihtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rihtiju *rihtidā
2nd singular *rihtisi *rihtidēs, *rihtidōs
3rd singular *rihtiþi *rihtidē, *rihtidā
1st plural *rihtijum *rihtidum
2nd plural *rihtiþ *rihtidud
3rd plural *rihtijanþ *rihtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rihtijē *rihtidī
2nd singular *rihtijēs *rihtidī
3rd singular *rihtijē *rihtidī
1st plural *rihtijēm *rihtidīm
2nd plural *rihtijēþ *rihtidīd
3rd plural *rihtijēn *rihtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rihti
Plural *rihtiþ
Present Past
Participle *rihtijandī *rihtid

Derived terms

Descendants