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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swīnan

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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 *swīnaną.

Verb

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*swīnan

  1. to dwindle, to disappear

Inflection

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Strong class 1
Infinitive *swīnan
1st sg. past *swain
3rd pl. past *swinun
Past ptcple *swinan
Infinitive *swīnan
Genitive infin. *swīnannjas
Dative infin. *swīnannjē
Instrum. infin. *swīnannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swīnu *swain
2nd singular *swīniʀi *swinī
3rd singular *swīnidi *swain
1st plural *swīnum *swinum
2nd plural *swīnid *swinud
3rd plural *swīnand *swinun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swīnē *swinī
2nd singular *swīnēs *swinī
3rd singular *swīnē *swinī
1st plural *swīnēm *swinīm
2nd plural *swīnēþ *swinīd
3rd plural *swīnēn *swinīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swīn
Plural *swīnid
Present Past
Participle *swīnandī *swinan

Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: *swīnan
  • Old Dutch: *swīnan
  • Old High German: swīnan