Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bismerēn

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 *bi- +‎ *smerēn.

Verb

*bismerēn

1. to joke about, mock, deride

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	*bismerēn
1st sg. past	*bismer?dā
Infinitive	*bismerēn
Genitive infin.	*bismerēnijas
Dative infin.	*bismerēnijē
Instrum. infin.	*bismerēniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*bismerē	*bismer?dā
2nd singular	*bismerēs	*bismer?dēs, *bismer?dēs
3rd singular	*bismerēþ	*bismer?dē, *bismer?dā
1st plural	*bismerēm	*bismer?dum
2nd plural	*bismerēþ	*bismer?dud
3rd plural	*bismerēnþ	*bismer?dun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*bismerē	*bismer?dī
2nd singular	*bismerēs	*bismer?dī
3rd singular	*bismerē	*bismer?dī
1st plural	*bismerēm	*bismer?dīm
2nd plural	*bismerēþ	*bismer?dīd
3rd plural	*bismerēn	*bismer?dīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*bismerē
Plural	*bismerēþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*bismerēndī	*bismer?d

Alternative reconstructions

• *bismerōn

Derived terms

• *bismer

Related terms

• *bismarjan
• *bismarōn

Desendants

• Old English: bismerian
  • Middle English: bismeren
• Old High German: bismerēn, bismerōn
  • Middle High German: besmeren