Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/snīþan
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *snīþaną.
Verb
[edit]*snīþan[1]
- to cut
Inflection
[edit]| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *snīþan | |
| 1st sg. past | *snaiþ | |
| 3rd pl. past | *snidun | |
| Past ptcple | *snidan | |
| Infinitive | *snīþan | |
| Genitive infin. | *snīþannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *snīþannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *snīþannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *snīþu | *snaiþ |
| 2nd singular | *snīþiʀi | *snidī |
| 3rd singular | *snīþidi | *snaiþ |
| 1st plural | *snīþum | *snidum |
| 2nd plural | *snīþid | *snidud |
| 3rd plural | *snīþand | *snidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *snīþē | *snidī |
| 2nd singular | *snīþēs | *snidī |
| 3rd singular | *snīþē | *snidī |
| 1st plural | *snīþēm | *snidīm |
| 2nd plural | *snīþēþ | *snidīd |
| 3rd plural | *snīþēn | *snidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *snīþ | |
| Plural | *snīþid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *snīþandī | *snidan |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: snīþan
- Old Frisian: snītha
- Old Saxon: snīthan
- Old Dutch: snīthan
- Old High German: snīdan
References
[edit]- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 67: “‘you cut’ [...] PWGmc *snidī”