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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niþarijan

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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 *niþar (lower) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*niþarijan

  1. to make lower
  2. to humiliate

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *niþarijan
1st sg. past *niþaridā
Infinitive *niþarijan
Genitive infin. *niþarijannjas
Dative infin. *niþarijannjē
Instrum. infin. *niþarijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *niþariju *niþaridā
2nd singular *niþarisi *niþaridēs, *niþaridōs
3rd singular *niþariþi *niþaridē, *niþaridā
1st plural *niþarijum *niþaridum
2nd plural *niþariþ *niþaridud
3rd plural *niþarijanþ *niþaridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *niþarijē *niþaridī
2nd singular *niþarijēs *niþaridī
3rd singular *niþarijē *niþaridī
1st plural *niþarijēm *niþaridīm
2nd plural *niþarijēþ *niþaridīd
3rd plural *niþarijēn *niþaridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *niþari
Plural *niþariþ
Present Past
Participle *niþarijandī *niþarid
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Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: nitheren
  • Old High German: nidaren