Jump to content

Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magēn

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From *mag (able, strong, capable) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

[edit]

*magēn

  1. to be powerfull
  2. to become powerfull

Inflection

[edit]
Class 3 weak
Infinitive *magēn
1st sg. past *mag?dā
Infinitive *magēn
Genitive infin. *magēnijas
Dative infin. *magēnijē
Instrum. infin. *magēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *magē *mag?dā
2nd singular *magēs *mag?dēs, *mag?dēs
3rd singular *magēþ *mag?dē, *mag?dā
1st plural *magēm *mag?dum
2nd plural *magēþ *mag?dud
3rd plural *magēnþ *mag?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *magē *mag?dī
2nd singular *magēs *mag?dī
3rd singular *magē *mag?dī
1st plural *magēm *mag?dīm
2nd plural *magēþ *mag?dīd
3rd plural *magēn *mag?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *magē
Plural *magēþ
Present Past
Participle *magēndī *mag?d
[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Old English: magian
  • Old High German: magēn