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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/graban

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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 *grabaną.

Verb

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*graban

  1. to dig
  2. to engrave

Inflection

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Strong class 6
Infinitive *graban
1st sg. past *grōb
3rd pl. past *grōbun
Past ptcple *graban
Infinitive *graban
Genitive infin. *grabannjas
Dative infin. *grabannjē
Instrum. infin. *grabannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *grabu *grōb
2nd singular *grabiʀi *grōbī
3rd singular *grabidi *grōb
1st plural *grabum *grōbum
2nd plural *grabid *grōbud
3rd plural *graband *grōbun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *grabē *grōbī
2nd singular *grabēs *grōbī
3rd singular *grabē *grōbī
1st plural *grabēm *grōbīm
2nd plural *grabēþ *grōbīd
3rd plural *grabēn *grōbīn
Imperative Present
Singular *grab
Plural *grabid
Present Past
Participle *grabandī *graban

Descendants

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