Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biginnan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *bi- + *ginnan, the simplex verb is not attested but is derived from Proto-Germanic *ginnaną.
Verb
[edit]*biginnan
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *biginnan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bigann | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bigunnun | |
| Past ptcple | *bigunnan | |
| Infinitive | *biginnan | |
| Genitive infin. | *biginnannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *biginnannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *biginnannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *biginnu | *bigann |
| 2nd singular | *biginniʀi | *bigunnī |
| 3rd singular | *biginnidi | *bigann |
| 1st plural | *biginnum | *bigunnum |
| 2nd plural | *biginnid | *bigunnud |
| 3rd plural | *biginnand | *bigunnun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *biginnē | *bigunnī |
| 2nd singular | *biginnēs | *bigunnī |
| 3rd singular | *biginnē | *bigunnī |
| 1st plural | *biginnēm | *bigunnīm |
| 2nd plural | *biginnēþ | *bigunnīd |
| 3rd plural | *biginnēn | *bigunnīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *biginn | |
| Plural | *biginnid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *biginnandī | *bigunnan |