Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kapēn

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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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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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*kapēn[1]

  1. to look, watch, stare

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *kapēn
1st sg. past *kap?dā
Infinitive *kapēn
Genitive infin. *kapēnijas
Dative infin. *kapēnijē
Instrum. infin. *kapēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kapē *kap?dā
2nd singular *kapēs *kap?dēs, *kap?dēs
3rd singular *kapēþ *kap?dē, *kap?dā
1st plural *kapēm *kap?dum
2nd plural *kapēþ *kap?dud
3rd plural *kapēnþ *kap?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kapē *kap?dī
2nd singular *kapēs *kap?dī
3rd singular *kapē *kap?dī
1st plural *kapēm *kap?dīm
2nd plural *kapēþ *kap?dīd
3rd plural *kapēn *kap?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kapē
Plural *kapēþ
Present Past
Participle *kapēndī *kap?d
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191:PWGmc *kapē-