Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swiknijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swiknijaną.

Verb

*swiknijan

to purify, cleanse
to absolve

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*swiknijan
1st sg. past	*swiknidā
Infinitive	*swiknijan
Genitive infin.	*swiknijannjas
Dative infin.	*swiknijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*swiknijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*swikniju	*swiknidā
2nd singular	*swiknisi	swiknidēs, swiknidōs
3rd singular	*swikniþi	swiknidē, swiknidā
1st plural	*swiknijum	*swiknidum
2nd plural	*swikniþ	*swiknidud
3rd plural	*swiknijanþ	*swiknidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*swiknijē	*swiknidī
2nd singular	*swiknijēs	*swiknidī
3rd singular	*swiknijē	*swiknidī
1st plural	*swiknijēm	*swiknidīm
2nd plural	*swiknijēþ	*swiknidīd
3rd plural	*swiknijēn	*swiknidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*swikni
Plural	*swikniþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*swiknijandī	*swiknid

Descendants

Old English: swicnan