Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrīþaną

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *wreyt- (“to twist, writhe”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwriː.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*wrīþaną[1][2]

  1. to weave, to twist

Inflection

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Conjugation of *wrīþaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wrīþō *wrīþaų — *wrīþai ?
2nd singular *wrīþizi *wrīþaiz *wrīþ *wrīþazai *wrīþaizau
3rd singular *wrīþidi *wrīþai *wrīþadau *wrīþadai *wrīþaidau
1st dual *wrīþōz *wrīþaiw — — —
2nd dual *wrīþadiz *wrīþaidiz *wrīþadiz — —
1st plural *wrīþamaz *wrīþaim — *wrīþandai *wrīþaindau
2nd plural *wrīþid *wrīþaid *wrīþid *wrīþandai *wrīþaindau
3rd plural *wrīþandi *wrīþain *wrīþandau *wrīþandai *wrīþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wraiþ *wridį̄
2nd singular *wraist *wridīz
3rd singular *wraiþ *wridī
1st dual *wridū *wridīw
2nd dual *wridudiz *wridīdiz
1st plural *wridum *wridīm
2nd plural *wridud *wridīd
3rd plural *wridun *wridīn
present past
participles *wrīþandz *wridanaz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wrīþan-~*wrītan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 597
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wrīþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 473
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