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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrīban

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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 *hrībaną. Doublet of *skrīban (to write).

Verb

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*hrīban

  1. to scratch
  2. to snatch, grab

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive *hrīban
1st sg. past *hraib
3rd pl. past *hribun
Past ptcple *hriban
Infinitive *hrīban
Genitive infin. *hrībannjas
Dative infin. *hrībannjē
Instrum. infin. *hrībannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hrību *hraib
2nd singular *hrībiʀi *hribī
3rd singular *hrībidi *hraib
1st plural *hrībum *hribum
2nd plural *hrībid *hribud
3rd plural *hrīband *hribun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hrībē *hribī
2nd singular *hrībēs *hribī
3rd singular *hrībē *hribī
1st plural *hrībēm *hribīm
2nd plural *hrībēþ *hribīd
3rd plural *hrībēn *hribīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hrīb
Plural *hrībid
Present Past
Participle *hrībandī *hriban

Descendants

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