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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waʀjan

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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 *wazjaną.

Verb

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*waʀjan[1]

  1. to clothe

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *waʀjan
1st sg. past *waʀidā
Infinitive *waʀjan
Genitive infin. *waʀjannjas
Dative infin. *waʀjannjē
Instrum. infin. *waʀjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *waʀju *waʀidā
2nd singular *waʀisi *waʀidēs, *waʀidōs
3rd singular *waʀiþi *waʀidē, *waʀidā
1st plural *waʀjum *waʀidum
2nd plural *waʀiþ *waʀidud
3rd plural *waʀjanþ *waʀidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *waʀjē *waʀidī
2nd singular *waʀjēs *waʀidī
3rd singular *waʀjē *waʀidī
1st plural *waʀjēm *waʀidīm
2nd plural *waʀjēþ *waʀidīd
3rd plural *waʀjēn *waʀidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *waʀi
Plural *waʀiþ
Present Past
Participle *waʀjandī *waʀid

Descendants

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  • Old English: werian
  • Old Saxon: werian
  • Old High German: werian, werien, werren

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52:PWGmc *wazjan