Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biwrītan
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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- (“upon, around”) + *wrītan (“to carve”).
Verb
[edit]*biwrītan
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *biwrītan | |
| 1st sg. past | *biwrait | |
| 3rd pl. past | *biwritun | |
| Past ptcple | *biwritan | |
| Infinitive | *biwrītan | |
| Genitive infin. | *biwrītannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *biwrītannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *biwrītannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *biwrītu | *biwrait |
| 2nd singular | *biwrītiʀi | *biwritī |
| 3rd singular | *biwrītidi | *biwrait |
| 1st plural | *biwrītum | *biwritum |
| 2nd plural | *biwrītid | *biwritud |
| 3rd plural | *biwrītand | *biwritun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *biwrītē | *biwritī |
| 2nd singular | *biwrītēs | *biwritī |
| 3rd singular | *biwrītē | *biwritī |
| 1st plural | *biwrītēm | *biwritīm |
| 2nd plural | *biwrītēþ | *biwritīd |
| 3rd plural | *biwrītēn | *biwritīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *biwrīt | |
| Plural | *biwrītid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *biwrītandī | *biwritan |