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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hīwijan

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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 *hīw (marriage) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*hīwijan

  1. to marry, wed

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hīwijan
1st sg. past *hīwidā
Infinitive *hīwijan
Genitive infin. *hīwijannjas
Dative infin. *hīwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hīwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hīwiju *hīwidā
2nd singular *hīwisi *hīwidēs, *hīwidōs
3rd singular *hīwiþi *hīwidē, *hīwidā
1st plural *hīwijum *hīwidum
2nd plural *hīwiþ *hīwidud
3rd plural *hīwijanþ *hīwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hīwijē *hīwidī
2nd singular *hīwijēs *hīwidī
3rd singular *hīwijē *hīwidī
1st plural *hīwijēm *hīwidīm
2nd plural *hīwijēþ *hīwidīd
3rd plural *hīwijēn *hīwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hīwi
Plural *hīwiþ
Present Past
Participle *hīwijandī *hīwid

Descendants

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