Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wraitijan

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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 *wraitijaną. A causative verb related to the strong verb *wrītan (to scratch, carve).

Verb

*wraitijan

  1. (Elbe Germanic) to vex
  2. (Elbe Germanic) to excite

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wraitijan
1st sg. past *wraitidā
Infinitive *wraitijan
Genitive infin. *wraitijannjas
Dative infin. *wraitijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wraitijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wraitiju *wraitidā
2nd singular *wraitisi *wraitidēs, *wraitidōs
3rd singular *wraitiþi *wraitidē, *wraitidā
1st plural *wraitijum *wraitidum
2nd plural *wraitiþ *wraitidud
3rd plural *wraitijanþ *wraitidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wraitijē *wraitidī
2nd singular *wraitijēs *wraitidī
3rd singular *wraitijē *wraitidī
1st plural *wraitijēm *wraitidīm
2nd plural *wraitijēþ *wraitidīd
3rd plural *wraitijēn *wraitidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wraiti
Plural *wraitiþ
Present Past
Participle *wraitijandī *wraitid

Descendants

  • Old High German: reizen