Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wirþīgijan

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wirþīg (“worthy”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*wirþīgijan

1. to appreciate, value
2. to appraise, determine the value of

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*wirþīgijan
1st sg. past	*wirþīgidā
Infinitive	*wirþīgijan
Genitive infin.	*wirþīgijannjas
Dative infin.	*wirþīgijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*wirþīgijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wirþīgiju	*wirþīgidā
2nd singular	*wirþīgisi	*wirþīgidēs, *wirþīgidōs
3rd singular	*wirþīgiþi	*wirþīgidē, *wirþīgidā
1st plural	*wirþīgijum	*wirþīgidum
2nd plural	*wirþīgiþ	*wirþīgidud
3rd plural	*wirþīgijanþ	*wirþīgidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*wirþīgijē	*wirþīgidī
2nd singular	*wirþīgijēs	*wirþīgidī
3rd singular	*wirþīgijē	*wirþīgidī
1st plural	*wirþīgijēm	*wirþīgidīm
2nd plural	*wirþīgijēþ	*wirþīgidīd
3rd plural	*wirþīgijēn	*wirþīgidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wirþīgi
Plural	*wirþīgiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*wirþīgijandī	*wirþīgid

Related terms

• *werþ
• *werþōn
• *wirþī
• *wirþijan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *wirþigian, *werþigian
  • Middle Low German: werdigen, wērdigen
• Old Dutch: *wirþigen, *werþigen
  • Middle Dutch: werdigen
    • Dutch: waardigen
• Old High German: wirdīgen
  • Middle High German: wirdigen
    • German: würdigen