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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/haftijan

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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 *haftijaną. Equivalent to *haft (captive, bound) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*haftijan

  1. to make bound; to bind, secure

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *haftijan
1st sg. past *haftidā
Infinitive *haftijan
Genitive infin. *haftijannjas
Dative infin. *haftijannjē
Instrum. infin. *haftijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *haftiju *haftidā
2nd singular *haftisi *haftidēs, *haftidōs
3rd singular *haftiþi *haftidē, *haftidā
1st plural *haftijum *haftidum
2nd plural *haftiþ *haftidud
3rd plural *haftijanþ *haftidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *haftijē *haftidī
2nd singular *haftijēs *haftidī
3rd singular *haftijē *haftidī
1st plural *haftijēm *haftidīm
2nd plural *haftijēþ *haftidīd
3rd plural *haftijēn *haftidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hafti
Plural *haftiþ
Present Past
Participle *haftijandī *haftid

Descendants

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  • Old English: hæftan
  • Old Frisian: hefta
  • Old Saxon: heftian
  • Old Dutch: *heften
  • Old High German: heften