Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ubirsilubrijan

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 *ubir- +‎ *silubrijan (“silver”).

Verb

*ubirsilubrijan

1. to cover with silver

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*ubirsilubrijan
1st sg. past	*ubirsilubridā
Infinitive	*ubirsilubrijan
Genitive infin.	*ubirsilubrijannjas
Dative infin.	*ubirsilubrijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*ubirsilubrijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*ubirsilubriju	*ubirsilubridā
2nd singular	*ubirsilubrisi	*ubirsilubridēs, *ubirsilubridōs
3rd singular	*ubirsilubriþi	*ubirsilubridē, *ubirsilubridā
1st plural	*ubirsilubrijum	*ubirsilubridum
2nd plural	*ubirsilubriþ	*ubirsilubridud
3rd plural	*ubirsilubrijanþ	*ubirsilubridun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*ubirsilubrijē	*ubirsilubridī
2nd singular	*ubirsilubrijēs	*ubirsilubridī
3rd singular	*ubirsilubrijē	*ubirsilubridī
1st plural	*ubirsilubrijēm	*ubirsilubridīm
2nd plural	*ubirsilubrijēþ	*ubirsilubridīd
3rd plural	*ubirsilubrijēn	*ubirsilubridīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*ubirsilubri
Plural	*ubirsilubriþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*ubirsilubrijandī	*ubirsilubrid

Related terms

• *bisilubrijan ~ *bisilubrijan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *ovarsilveren
  • Middle Low German: ȫversilveren, ȫversülveren
• Old Dutch: *ovirsilveren
  • Middle Dutch: oversilveren
    • Dutch: overzilveren
• Old High German: ubarsilabaren
  • Middle High German: übersilberen, übersilbren
    • Old High German: übersilbern