Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sarwijan
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Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *saru (“equipment, armour”) + *-jan.[1]
Verb
[edit]*sarwijan
- to equip
- Synonym: *hrustijan
- to arm
Inflection
[edit]Class 1 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *sarwijan | |
1st sg. past | *sarwidā | |
Infinitive | *sarwijan | |
Genitive infin. | *sarwijannjas | |
Dative infin. | *sarwijannjē | |
Instrum. infin. | *sarwijannju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *sarwiju | *sarwidā |
2nd singular | *sarwisi | *sarwidēs, *sarwidōs |
3rd singular | *sarwiþi | *sarwidē, *sarwidā |
1st plural | *sarwijum | *sarwidum |
2nd plural | *sarwiþ | *sarwidud |
3rd plural | *sarwijanþ | *sarwidun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *sarwijē | *sarwidī |
2nd singular | *sarwijēs | *sarwidī |
3rd singular | *sarwijē | *sarwidī |
1st plural | *sarwijēm | *sarwidīm |
2nd plural | *sarwijēþ | *sarwidīd |
3rd plural | *sarwijēn | *sarwidīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *sarwi | |
Plural | *sarwiþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *sarwijandī | *sarwid |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: sierwan, sirwan, syrwan, serwan, sirwian, sirewan
- Middle English: sirwen
- Old Frisian: sera, sara
- Old High German: sarawen
- Middle High German: serwen