Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīgan

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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 *wiganą, with the present-tense vowel analogically modified.

Verb

*wīgan

  1. to fight, battle

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *wīgan
1st sg. past *waig
3rd pl. past *wigun
Past ptcple *wigan
Infinitive *wīgan
Genitive infin. *wīgannjas
Dative infin. *wīgannjē
Instrum. infin. *wīgannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wīgu *waig
2nd singular *wīgiʀi *wigī
3rd singular *wīgidi *waig
1st plural *wīgum *wigum
2nd plural *wīgid *wigud
3rd plural *wīgand *wigun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wīgē *wigī
2nd singular *wīgēs *wigī
3rd singular *wīgē *wigī
1st plural *wīgēm *wigīm
2nd plural *wīgēþ *wigīd
3rd plural *wīgēn *wigīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wīg
Plural *wīgid
Present Past
Participle *wīgandī *wigan

Descendants

  • Old English: wīgan
  • Old Dutch: *wigan
  • Old High German: wīgan