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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sīkan

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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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Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (to pour out); compare semantics of *sūftōn (to sigh, lament), from Proto-Indo-European *sewp- (to pour out).

Verb

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*sīkan

  1. to sigh, take a deep breath
  2. to groan, complain, lament

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive *sīkan
1st sg. past *saik
3rd pl. past *sikun
Past ptcple *sikan
Infinitive *sīkan
Genitive infin. *sīkannjas
Dative infin. *sīkannjē
Instrum. infin. *sīkannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sīku *saik
2nd singular *sīkiʀi *sikī
3rd singular *sīkidi *saik
1st plural *sīkum *sikum
2nd plural *sīkid *sikud
3rd plural *sīkand *sikun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sīkē *sikī
2nd singular *sīkēs *sikī
3rd singular *sīkē *sikī
1st plural *sīkēm *sikīm
2nd plural *sīkēþ *sikīd
3rd plural *sīkēn *sikīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sīk
Plural *sīkid
Present Past
Participle *sīkandī *sikan
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Descendants

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Further reading

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