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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wernēn

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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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Verb

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*wernēn

  1. to weaken

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *wernēn
1st sg. past *wern?dā
Infinitive *wernēn
Genitive infin. *wernēnijas
Dative infin. *wernēnijē
Instrum. infin. *wernēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wernē *wern?dā
2nd singular *wernēs *wern?dēs, *wern?dēs
3rd singular *wernēþ *wern?dē, *wern?dā
1st plural *wernēm *wern?dum
2nd plural *wernēþ *wern?dud
3rd plural *wernēnþ *wern?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wernē *wern?dī
2nd singular *wernēs *wern?dī
3rd singular *wernē *wern?dī
1st plural *wernēm *wern?dīm
2nd plural *wernēþ *wern?dīd
3rd plural *wernēn *wern?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wernē
Plural *wernēþ
Present Past
Participle *wernēndī *wern?d

Descendants

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  • Old English: weornian
  • Old Dutch: wernon
    • Middle Dutch: wernen
  • Old High German: wernēn