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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hurnijan

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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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Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hurnijaną. Equivalent to *horn +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*hurnijan

  1. to use a horn
  2. to equip with horns
  3. to blow a horn

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hurnijan
1st sg. past *hurnidā
Infinitive *hurnijan
Genitive infin. *hurnijannjas
Dative infin. *hurnijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hurnijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hurniju *hurnidā
2nd singular *hurnisi *hurnidēs, *hurnidōs
3rd singular *hurniþi *hurnidē, *hurnidā
1st plural *hurnijum *hurnidum
2nd plural *hurniþ *hurnidud
3rd plural *hurnijanþ *hurnidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hurnijē *hurnidī
2nd singular *hurnijēs *hurnidī
3rd singular *hurnijē *hurnidī
1st plural *hurnijēm *hurnidīm
2nd plural *hurnijēþ *hurnidīd
3rd plural *hurnijēn *hurnidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hurni
Plural *hurniþ
Present Past
Participle *hurnijandī *hurnid

Descendants

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  • Old English: hyrnan
  • Old High German: hurnen