Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stribāną

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

Apparently from a *bʰ-extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (“to be stiff; be rigid; exert”), for which see Proto-Germanic *staraz (“stiff”) for more. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Verb

*stribāną

1. to strive; exert oneself

Inflection

Conjugation of *stribāną (weak class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*stribō	?	—	?	?
2nd singular	*stribaisi	?	*stribai	*stribāsai	?
3rd singular	*stribaiþi	?	*stribāþau	*stribāþai	?
1st dual	*stribōs	?	—	—	—
2nd dual	*stribāþiz	?	*stribāþiz	—	—
1st plural	*stribāmaz	?	—	*stribānþai	?
2nd plural	*stribaiþ	?	*stribaiþ	*stribānþai	?
3rd plural	*stribānþi	?	*stribānþau	*stribānþai	?
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*stribadǭ	*stribadēdį̄
2nd singular	*stribadēz	*stribadēdīz
3rd singular	*stribadē	*stribadēdī
1st dual	*stribadēdū	*stribadēdīw
2nd dual	*stribadēdudiz	*stribadēdīdiz
1st plural	*stribadēdum	*stribadēdīm
2nd plural	*stribadēdud	*stribadēdīd
3rd plural	*stribadēdun	*stribadēdīn
	present	past
participles	*stribāndz	*stribadaz

Related terms

• *strībaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *stribēn (see there for further descendants)