Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hreþaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to sift, separate, divide”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxre.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hreþaną

1. To sift

Inflection

Conjugation of *hreþaną (strong class 5)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hreþō	*hreþaų	—	*hreþai	?
2nd singular	*hriþizi	*hreþaiz	*hreþ	*hreþazai	*hreþaizau
3rd singular	*hriþidi	*hreþai	*hreþadau	*hreþadai	*hreþaidau
1st dual	*hreþōz	*hreþaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hreþadiz	*hreþaidiz	*hreþadiz	—	—
1st plural	*hreþamaz	*hreþaim	—	*hreþandai	*hreþaindau
2nd plural	*hriþid	*hreþaid	*hriþid	*hreþandai	*hreþaindau
3rd plural	*hreþandi	*hreþain	*hreþandau	*hreþandai	*hreþaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hraþ	*hrēdį̄
2nd singular	*hrast	*hrēdīz
3rd singular	*hraþ	*hrēdī
1st dual	*hrēdū	*hrēdīw
2nd dual	*hrēdudiz	*hrēdīdiz
1st plural	*hrēdum	*hrēdīm
2nd plural	*hrēdud	*hrēdīd
3rd plural	*hrēdun	*hrēdīn
	present	past
participles	*hreþandz	*hredanaz

Related terms

• *hrīnaną
• *hrainiz
• *hrīdrą
• *hrīdrǭ

Descendants

• Old High German: redan
  • Middle High German: reden
    • German: reden (obsolete)