Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smāhijan

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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 *smāhī (small, little) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*smāhijan

  1. to humiliate
  2. to despise

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *smāhijan
1st sg. past *smāhidā
Infinitive *smāhijan
Genitive infin. *smāhijannjas
Dative infin. *smāhijannjē
Instrum. infin. *smāhijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smāhiju *smāhidā
2nd singular *smāhisi *smāhidēs, *smāhidōs
3rd singular *smāhiþi *smāhidē, *smāhidā
1st plural *smāhijum *smāhidum
2nd plural *smāhiþ *smāhidud
3rd plural *smāhijanþ *smāhidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smāhijē *smāhidī
2nd singular *smāhijēs *smāhidī
3rd singular *smāhijē *smāhidī
1st plural *smāhijēm *smāhidīm
2nd plural *smāhijēþ *smāhidīd
3rd plural *smāhijēn *smāhidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smāhi
Plural *smāhiþ
Present Past
Participle *smāhijandī *smāhid
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Descendants

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