Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/narwijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *naru (“narrow”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*narwijan

1. to make narrow, constrict, tighten
2. to force, oppress

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*narwijan
1st sg. past	*narwidā
Infinitive	*narwijan
Genitive infin.	*narwijannjas
Dative infin.	*narwijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*narwijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*narwiju	*narwidā
2nd singular	*narwisi	*narwidēs, *narwidōs
3rd singular	*narwiþi	*narwidē, *narwidā
1st plural	*narwijum	*narwidum
2nd plural	*narwiþ	*narwidud
3rd plural	*narwijanþ	*narwidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*narwijē	*narwidī
2nd singular	*narwijēs	*narwidī
3rd singular	*narwijē	*narwidī
1st plural	*narwijēm	*narwidīm
2nd plural	*narwijēþ	*narwidīd
3rd plural	*narwijēn	*narwidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*narwi
Plural	*narwiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*narwijandī	*narwid

Descendants

• Old English: nierwan
• Old Frisian: nara, nera
• Old Dutch: *nerwen
  • Middle Dutch: nerwen
• Old High German: *nerwen, *nerewen
  • Middle High German: nerwen, nerewen