Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strakkjan

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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

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Etymology

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From *strak (stretched, straight) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*strakkjan[1]

  1. to stretch, to make straight

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *strakkjan
1st sg. past *strakidā
Infinitive *strakkjan
Genitive infin. *strakkjannjas
Dative infin. *strakkjannjē
Instrum. infin. *strakkjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *strakkju *strakidā
2nd singular *strakisi *strakidēs, *strakidōs
3rd singular *strakiþi *strakidē, *strakidā
1st plural *strakkjum *strakidum
2nd plural *strakiþ *strakidud
3rd plural *strakkjanþ *strakidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *strakkjē *strakidī
2nd singular *strakkjēs *strakidī
3rd singular *strakkjē *strakidī
1st plural *strakkjēm *strakidīm
2nd plural *strakkjēþ *strakidīd
3rd plural *strakkjēn *strakidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *straki
Plural *strakiþ
Present Past
Participle *strakkjandī *strakid

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 238:PWGmc *strakʲkʲan