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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saigijan

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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 *saigijaną.

Verb

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*saigijan

  1. to cause to sink
  2. to cause to percolate
  3. to filter

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *saigijan
1st sg. past *saigidā
Infinitive *saigijan
Genitive infin. *saigijannjas
Dative infin. *saigijannjē
Instrum. infin. *saigijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *saigiju *saigidā
2nd singular *saigisi *saigidēs, *saigidōs
3rd singular *saigiþi *saigidē, *saigidā
1st plural *saigijum *saigidum
2nd plural *saigiþ *saigidud
3rd plural *saigijanþ *saigidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *saigijē *saigidī
2nd singular *saigijēs *saigidī
3rd singular *saigijē *saigidī
1st plural *saigijēm *saigidīm
2nd plural *saigijēþ *saigidīd
3rd plural *saigijēn *saigidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *saigi
Plural *saigiþ
Present Past
Participle *saigijandī *saigid
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Descendants

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  • Old English: sǣgan
    • Middle English: seien
  • Old Saxon: sēgian
  • Old Dutch: *seigen, *sēgen
  • Old High German: seigen