Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bausōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bausi (“bad”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*bausōn

1. to act in an evil manner
2. to talk nonsense
3. to blaspheme

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*bausōn
1st sg. past	*bausōdā
Infinitive	*bausōn
Genitive infin.	*bausōnijas
Dative infin.	*bausōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*bausōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bausō	*bausōdā
2nd singular	*bausōs	*bausōdēs, *bausōdōs
3rd singular	*bausōþ	*bausōdē, *bausōdā
1st plural	*bausōm	*bausōdum
2nd plural	*bausōþ	*bausōdud
3rd plural	*bausōnþ	*bausōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bausō	*bausōdī
2nd singular	*bausōs	*bausōdī
3rd singular	*bausō	*bausōdī
1st plural	*bausōm	*bausōdīm
2nd plural	*bausōþ	*bausōdīd
3rd plural	*bausōn	*bausōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bausō
Plural	*bausōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bausōndī	*bausōd

Descendants

• Old Saxon: bōson
• Old Dutch: *bōson
  • Middle Dutch: bôsen
    • ⇒ Dutch: bozelen, beuzelen
• Old High German: bōsōn
  • Middle High German: bosen