Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrītaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hrītaną

1. to scratch, carve
2. to rip
3. to tear, pull

Inflection

Conjugation of *hrītaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hrītō	*hrītaų	—	*hrītai	?
2nd singular	*hrītizi	*hrītaiz	*hrīt	*hrītazai	*hrītaizau
3rd singular	*hrītidi	*hrītai	*hrītadau	*hrītadai	*hrītaidau
1st dual	*hrītōz	*hrītaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hrītadiz	*hrītaidiz	*hrītadiz	—	—
1st plural	*hrītamaz	*hrītaim	—	*hrītandai	*hrītaindau
2nd plural	*hrītid	*hrītaid	*hrītid	*hrītandai	*hrītaindau
3rd plural	*hrītandi	*hrītain	*hrītandau	*hrītandai	*hrītaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hrait	*hritį̄
2nd singular	*hraist	*hritīz
3rd singular	*hrait	*hritī
1st dual	*hritū	*hritīw
2nd dual	*hritudiz	*hritīdiz
1st plural	*hritum	*hritīm
2nd plural	*hritud	*hritīd
3rd plural	*hritun	*hritīn
	present	past
participles	*hrītandz	*hritanaz

Synonyms

• *wrītaną

Related terms

• *skrītaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hrītan
  • Old Frisian: *hrīta
    • Saterland Frisian: riete
    • West Frisian: rite
  • Old Saxon: hrītan
    • Middle Low German: rîten
      • German Low German: rieten
      • Low German: rīten
  • Old Dutch: *rītan
    • Middle Dutch: riten
      • Dutch: rijten
      • Limburgish: riete
  • Old High German: rīzan
    • Middle High German: rīzen
      • German: reißen
      • Luxembourgish: räissen
• Old Norse: hríta
  • Icelandic: ríta
  • Faroese: ríta
  • Norwegian: rita
  • Old Swedish: hrīta
    • Swedish: rita