Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snīþan

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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 *snīþaną.

Verb

*snīþan[1]

  1. to cut

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *snīþan
1st sg. past *snaiþ
3rd pl. past *snidun
Past ptcple *snidan
Infinitive *snīþan
Genitive infin. *snīþannjas
Dative infin. *snīþannjē
Instrum. infin. *snīþannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *snīþu *snaiþ
2nd singular *snīþiʀi *snidī
3rd singular *snīþidi *snaiþ
1st plural *snīþum *snidum
2nd plural *snīþid *snidud
3rd plural *snīþand *snidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *snīþē *snidī
2nd singular *snīþēs *snidī
3rd singular *snīþē *snidī
1st plural *snīþēm *snidīm
2nd plural *snīþēþ *snidīd
3rd plural *snīþēn *snidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *snīþ
Plural *snīþid
Present Past
Participle *snīþandī *snidan

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67:‘you cut’ [...] PWGmc *snidī