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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hnaijan

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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 *hnajjaną.

Verb

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*hnaijan

  1. to neigh, whinny

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hnaijan
1st sg. past *hnaidā
Infinitive *hnaijan
Genitive infin. *hnaijannjas
Dative infin. *hnaijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hnaijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hnaiju *hnaidā
2nd singular *hnaisi *hnaidēs, *hnaidōs
3rd singular *hnaiþi *hnaidē, *hnaidā
1st plural *hnaijum *hnaidum
2nd plural *hnaiþ *hnaidud
3rd plural *hnaijanþ *hnaidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hnaijē *hnaidī
2nd singular *hnaijēs *hnaidī
3rd singular *hnaijē *hnaidī
1st plural *hnaijēm *hnaidīm
2nd plural *hnaijēþ *hnaidīd
3rd plural *hnaijēn *hnaidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hnai
Plural *hnaiþ
Present Past
Participle *hnaijandī *hnaid

Descendants

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