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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frawardijan

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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 *frawardijaną. Equivalent to *fra- +‎ *wardijan.

Verb

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*frawardijan

  1. to corrupt, to spoil

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *frawardijan
1st sg. past *frawardidā
Infinitive *frawardijan
Genitive infin. *frawardijannjas
Dative infin. *frawardijannjē
Instrum. infin. *frawardijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *frawardiju *frawardidā
2nd singular *frawardisi *frawardidēs, *frawardidōs
3rd singular *frawardiþi *frawardidē, *frawardidā
1st plural *frawardijum *frawardidum
2nd plural *frawardiþ *frawardidud
3rd plural *frawardijanþ *frawardidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *frawardijē *frawardidī
2nd singular *frawardijēs *frawardidī
3rd singular *frawardijē *frawardidī
1st plural *frawardijēm *frawardidīm
2nd plural *frawardijēþ *frawardidīd
3rd plural *frawardijēn *frawardidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frawardi
Plural *frawardiþ
Present Past
Participle *frawardijandī *frawardid
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Descendants

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  • Old English: forwierdan
  • Old Dutch: farwerden
  • Old High German: farwerten