Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skardijan

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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 *skardijaną. Equivalent to *skard +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skardijan

  1. to cut, chop
  2. to diminish, impair

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skardijan
1st sg. past *skardidā
Infinitive *skardijan
Genitive infin. *skardijannjas
Dative infin. *skardijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skardijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skardiju *skardidā
2nd singular *skardisi *skardidēs, *skardidōs
3rd singular *skardiþi *skardidē, *skardidā
1st plural *skardijum *skardidum
2nd plural *skardiþ *skardidud
3rd plural *skardijanþ *skardidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skardijē *skardidī
2nd singular *skardijēs *skardidī
3rd singular *skardijē *skardidī
1st plural *skardijēm *skardidīm
2nd plural *skardijēþ *skardidīd
3rd plural *skardijēn *skardidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skardi
Plural *skardiþ
Present Past
Participle *skardijandī *skardid

Descendants

  • Old English: sċierdan
  • >? Old Dutch: *skerden
    • >? Middle Dutch: scherden (meaning 'to decide')
  • Old High German: skerten