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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tahhrijan

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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 *tahrijaną. Equivalent to *tahr (tear) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*tahhrijan

  1. to cry, weep

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tahhrijan
1st sg. past *tahhridā
Infinitive *tahhrijan
Genitive infin. *tahhrijannjas
Dative infin. *tahhrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *tahhrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tahhriju *tahhridā
2nd singular *tahhrisi *tahhridēs, *tahhridōs
3rd singular *tahhriþi *tahhridē, *tahhridā
1st plural *tahhrijum *tahhridum
2nd plural *tahhriþ *tahhridud
3rd plural *tahhrijanþ *tahhridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tahhrijē *tahhridī
2nd singular *tahhrijēs *tahhridī
3rd singular *tahhrijē *tahhridī
1st plural *tahhrijēm *tahhridīm
2nd plural *tahhrijēþ *tahhridīd
3rd plural *tahhrijēn *tahhridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tahhri
Plural *tahhriþ
Present Past
Participle *tahhrijandī *tahhrid
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Descendants

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  • Old English: tīeran, tīran, tȳran
  • Old High German: *zaharen