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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrīaną

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 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

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Apparently from an onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European *(s)krey- (“to screech, make noise”), similar to Breton screo (“screeching seabird”), Old Irish scret (“scream”), Latvian krina (“sow”),[1] with perhaps some semantic influence from Proto-Indo-European *sker- (“to cut off”).”

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*skrīaną

  1. to caw, screech
  2. to shout, scream, cry out

Inflection

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Conjugation of *skrīaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skrīō *skrīaų — *skrīai ?
2nd singular *skrīizi *skrīaiz *skrī *skrīazai *skrīaizau
3rd singular *skrīidi *skrīai *skrīadau *skrīadai *skrīaidau
1st dual *skrīōz *skrīaiw — — —
2nd dual *skrīadiz *skrīaidiz *skrīadiz — —
1st plural *skrīamaz *skrīaim — *skrīandai *skrīaindau
2nd plural *skrīid *skrīaid *skrīid *skrīandai *skrīaindau
3rd plural *skrīandi *skrīain *skrīandau *skrīandai *skrīaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skrai *skriį̄
2nd singular *skrait *skriīz
3rd singular *skrai *skriī
1st dual *skriū *skriīw
2nd dual *skriudiz *skriīdiz
1st plural *skrium *skriīm
2nd plural *skriud *skriīd
3rd plural *skriun *skriīn
present past
participles *skrīandz *skrianaz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “schreien”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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