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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀhaitijan

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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 *uʀhait (challenge) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*uʀhaitijan

  1. to challenge

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *uʀhaitijan
1st sg. past *uʀhaitidā
Infinitive *uʀhaitijan
Genitive infin. *uʀhaitijannjas
Dative infin. *uʀhaitijannjē
Instrum. infin. *uʀhaitijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *uʀhaitiju *uʀhaitidā
2nd singular *uʀhaitisi *uʀhaitidēs, *uʀhaitidōs
3rd singular *uʀhaitiþi *uʀhaitidē, *uʀhaitidā
1st plural *uʀhaitijum *uʀhaitidum
2nd plural *uʀhaitiþ *uʀhaitidud
3rd plural *uʀhaitijanþ *uʀhaitidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *uʀhaitijē *uʀhaitidī
2nd singular *uʀhaitijēs *uʀhaitidī
3rd singular *uʀhaitijē *uʀhaitidī
1st plural *uʀhaitijēm *uʀhaitidīm
2nd plural *uʀhaitijēþ *uʀhaitidīd
3rd plural *uʀhaitijēn *uʀhaitidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *uʀhaiti
Plural *uʀhaitiþ
Present Past
Participle *uʀhaitijandī *uʀhaitid

Reconstruction notes

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The verb was stressed on the first syllable due to being derived from a prefixed noun.

Descendants

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  • Old English: ōrettan
  • Old Saxon: urhētian
  • Old High German: urheizzen