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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rittjan

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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 Proto-Germanic *ritjaną.

Verb

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*rittjan

  1. to cut, scratch

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *rittjan
1st sg. past *rittā
Infinitive *rittjan
Genitive infin. *rittjannjas
Dative infin. *rittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *rittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rittju *rittā
2nd singular *ritisi *rittēs, *rittōs
3rd singular *ritiþi *rittē, *rittā
1st plural *rittjum *rittum
2nd plural *ritiþ *rittud
3rd plural *rittjanþ *rittun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rittjē *rittī
2nd singular *rittjēs *rittī
3rd singular *rittjē *rittī
1st plural *rittjēm *rittīm
2nd plural *rittjēþ *rittīd
3rd plural *rittjēn *rittīn
Imperative Present
Singular *riti
Plural *ritiþ
Present Past
Participle *rittjandī *ritt

Descendants

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  • Old English: *rittan
  • Old Saxon: *rittian
  • Old High German: rizzen