Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīþaną

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 séyt-e-ti, thematic root present to Proto-Indo-European *seyt-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsiːθɑnɑ̃/

Verb

*sīþaną^[1]

to perform magic, work charms

Inflection

Conjugation of *sīþaną (strong class 1)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*sīþō	*sīþaų	—	*sīþai	?
2nd singular	*sīþizi	*sīþaiz	*sīþ	*sīþazai	*sīþaizau
3rd singular	*sīþidi	*sīþai	*sīþadau	*sīþadai	*sīþaidau
1st dual	*sīþōz	*sīþaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*sīþadiz	*sīþaidiz	*sīþadiz	—	—
1st plural	*sīþamaz	*sīþaim	—	*sīþandai	*sīþaindau
2nd plural	*sīþid	*sīþaid	*sīþid	*sīþandai	*sīþaindau
3rd plural	*sīþandi	*sīþain	*sīþandau	*sīþandai	*sīþaindau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*saiþ	*sidį̄
2nd singular	*saist	*sidīz
3rd singular	*saiþ	*sidī
1st dual	*sidū	*sidīw
2nd dual	*sidudiz	*sidīdiz
1st plural	*sidum	*sidīm
2nd plural	*sidud	*sidīd
3rd plural	*sidun	*sidīn

	present	past
participles	*sīþandz	*swidanaz

Derived terms

*saidaz

Descendants

Old Norse: síða
- Icelandic: síða

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*saida-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 421: “*sīþan-”

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*saida-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 421: “*sīþan-”

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