Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bijihtijan
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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]Derived from *bi- + *jihtijan.
Verb
[edit]*bijihtijan
- to confess
Inflection
[edit]| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bijihtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bijihtidā | |
| Infinitive | *bijihtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bijihtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bijihtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bijihtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bijihtiju | *bijihtidā |
| 2nd singular | *bijihtisi | *bijihtidēs, *bijihtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *bijihtiþi | *bijihtidē, *bijihtidā |
| 1st plural | *bijihtijum | *bijihtidum |
| 2nd plural | *bijihtiþ | *bijihtidud |
| 3rd plural | *bijihtijanþ | *bijihtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bijihtijē | *bijihtidī |
| 2nd singular | *bijihtijēs | *bijihtidī |
| 3rd singular | *bijihtijē | *bijihtidī |
| 1st plural | *bijihtijēm | *bijihtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *bijihtijēþ | *bijihtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *bijihtijēn | *bijihtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bijihti | |
| Plural | *bijihtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bijihtijandī | *bijihtid |
Descendants
[edit]- Old Frisian: bijechta, biechta (also bijechtia)
- Old Saxon: *bigihtian
- Old Dutch: *bijichten
- Old High German: *bigihten, *bījihten