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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/breman

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bremaną.

Verb

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*breman

  1. to drone, hum
  2. to roar

Inflection

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Strong class 4
Infinitive *breman
1st sg. past *bram
3rd pl. past *brāmun
Past ptcple *bruman
Infinitive *breman
Genitive infin. *bremannjas
Dative infin. *bremannjē
Instrum. infin. *bremannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bremu *bram
2nd singular *brimiʀi *brāmī
3rd singular *brimidi *bram
1st plural *bremum *brāmum
2nd plural *brimid *brāmud
3rd plural *bremand *brāmun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bremē *brāmī
2nd singular *bremēs *brāmī
3rd singular *bremē *brāmī
1st plural *bremēm *brāmīm
2nd plural *bremēþ *brāmīd
3rd plural *bremēn *brāmīn
Imperative Present
Singular *brim
Plural *brimid
Present Past
Participle *bremandī *bruman
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Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: *breman
  • Old High German: *breman
  • Galician: bremar