Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skarpōn

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

Etymology

From *skarp.

Verb

*skarpōn

1. to sharpen
2. to edge, scrape

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*skarpōn
1st sg. past	*skarpōdā
Infinitive	*skarpōn
Genitive infin.	*skarpōnijas
Dative infin.	*skarpōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*skarpōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*skarpō	*skarpōdā
2nd singular	*skarpōs	*skarpōdēs, *skarpōdōs
3rd singular	*skarpōþ	*skarpōdē, *skarpōdā
1st plural	*skarpōm	*skarpōdum
2nd plural	*skarpōþ	*skarpōdud
3rd plural	*skarpōnþ	*skarpōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*skarpō	*skarpōdī
2nd singular	*skarpōs	*skarpōdī
3rd singular	*skarpō	*skarpōdī
1st plural	*skarpōm	*skarpōdīm
2nd plural	*skarpōþ	*skarpōdīd
3rd plural	*skarpōn	*skarpōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*skarpō
Plural	*skarpōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*skarpōndī	*skarpōd

Related terms

• *skarpijan
• *skurpijan

Descendants

• Old English: sċearpian, sċearpiġan, sċearpiġean
  • Middle English: scharpen (merged with descendant of Old English sċierpan)
    • English: sharp
    • Scots: scharp
• Old Frisian: *skarpia, *skerpia
  • Saterland Frisian: skäärpje
  • West Frisian: skerpje
• Old Saxon: *skarpōn
  • Middle Low German: scharpen
    • German Low German: scharpen
• Old Dutch: *skarpon
  • Middle Dutch: scharpen