Jump to content

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīsijaną

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
 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

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From *wīsaz (“wise”) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiː.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

[edit]

*wīsijaną

  1. to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct

Inflection

[edit]
Conjugation of *wīsijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīsijō *wīsijaų — *wīsijai ?
2nd singular *wīsīsi *wīsijais *wīsī *wīsijasai *wīsijaisau
3rd singular *wīsīþi *wīsijai *wīsijaþau *wīsijaþai *wīsijaiþau
1st dual *wīsijōs *wīsijaiw — — —
2nd dual *wīsijaþiz *wīsijaiþiz *wīsijaþiz — —
1st plural *wīsijamaz *wīsijaim — *wīsijanþai *wīsijainþau
2nd plural *wīsīþ *wīsijaiþ *wīsīþ *wīsijanþai *wīsijainþau
3rd plural *wīsijanþi *wīsijain *wīsijanþau *wīsijanþai *wīsijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wīsidǭ *wīsidēdį̄
2nd singular *wīsidēz *wīsidēdīz
3rd singular *wīsidē *wīsidēdī
1st dual *wīsidēdū *wīsidēdīw
2nd dual *wīsidēdudiz *wīsidēdīdiz
1st plural *wīsidēdum *wīsidēdīm
2nd plural *wīsidēdud *wīsidēdīd
3rd plural *wīsidēdun *wīsidēdīn
present past
participles *wīsijandz *wīsidaz
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wīsjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīsijaną&oldid=82861587"