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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *skainijaną (to break).
Verb
*skainijan
- to break
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
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| Infinitive
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*skainijan
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| 1st sg. past
|
*skainidā
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| Infinitive
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*skainijan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*skainijannjas
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| Dative infin.
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*skainijannjē
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| Instrum. infin.
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*skainijannju
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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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*skainiju
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*skainidā
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| 2nd singular
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*skainisi
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*skainidēs, *skainidōs
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| 3rd singular
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*skainiþi
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*skainidē, *skainidā
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| 1st plural
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*skainijum
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*skainidum
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| 2nd plural
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*skainiþ
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*skainidud
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| 3rd plural
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*skainijanþ
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*skainidun
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
|
*skainijē
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*skainidī
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| 2nd singular
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*skainijēs
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*skainidī
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| 3rd singular
|
*skainijē
|
*skainidī
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| 1st plural
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*skainijēm
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*skainidīm
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| 2nd plural
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*skainijēþ
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*skainidīd
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| 3rd plural
|
*skainijēn
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*skainidīn
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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*skaini
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| Plural
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*skainiþ
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
*skainijandī
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*skainid
|
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *skainijaną (to make shine). The causative to the strong verb *skīnan.
Verb
*skainijan
- to make shine
- to make appear
- to expose, make visible
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
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| Infinitive
|
*skainijan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*skainidā
|
| Infinitive
|
*skainijan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*skainijannjas
|
| Dative infin.
|
*skainijannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
|
*skainijannju
|
| Indicative
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*skainiju
|
*skainidā
|
| 2nd singular
|
*skainisi
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*skainidēs, *skainidōs
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| 3rd singular
|
*skainiþi
|
*skainidē, *skainidā
|
| 1st plural
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*skainijum
|
*skainidum
|
| 2nd plural
|
*skainiþ
|
*skainidud
|
| 3rd plural
|
*skainijanþ
|
*skainidun
|
| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*skainijē
|
*skainidī
|
| 2nd singular
|
*skainijēs
|
*skainidī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*skainijē
|
*skainidī
|
| 1st plural
|
*skainijēm
|
*skainidīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*skainijēþ
|
*skainidīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*skainijēn
|
*skainidīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
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| Singular
|
*skaini
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| Plural
|
*skainiþ
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|
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
|
*skainijandī
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*skainid
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Descendants
