Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skadwijan

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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 *skadwijaną, equivalent to *skadu (shadow) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skadwijan

  1. to shade, cover with shadow, darken

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skadwijan
1st sg. past *skadwidā
Infinitive *skadwijan
Genitive infin. *skadwijannjas
Dative infin. *skadwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skadwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skadwiju *skadwidā
2nd singular *skadwisi *skadwidēs, *skadwidōs
3rd singular *skadwiþi *skadwidē, *skadwidā
1st plural *skadwijum *skadwidum
2nd plural *skadwiþ *skadwidud
3rd plural *skadwijanþ *skadwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skadwijē *skadwidī
2nd singular *skadwijēs *skadwidī
3rd singular *skadwijē *skadwidī
1st plural *skadwijēm *skadwidīm
2nd plural *skadwijēþ *skadwidīd
3rd plural *skadwijēn *skadwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skadwi
Plural *skadwiþ
Present Past
Participle *skadwijandī *skadwid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: skadoian
  • Old Dutch: skediwen
  • Old High German: *sketiwen