Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swiknijaną

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Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *swiknaz (“pure, innocent”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswi.kni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swiknijaną

  1. to purify, to cleanse
  2. to absolve

Inflection

Conjugation of *swiknijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swiknijō *swiknijaų — *swiknijai ?
2nd singular *swiknīsi *swiknijais *swiknī *swiknijasai *swiknijaisau
3rd singular *swiknīþi *swiknijai *swiknijaþau *swiknijaþai *swiknijaiþau
1st dual *swiknijōs *swiknijaiw — — —
2nd dual *swiknijaþiz *swiknijaiþiz *swiknijaþiz — —
1st plural *swiknijamaz *swiknijaim — *swiknijanþai *swiknijainþau
2nd plural *swiknīþ *swiknijaiþ *swiknīþ *swiknijanþai *swiknijainþau
3rd plural *swiknijanþi *swiknijain *swiknijanþau *swiknijanþai *swiknijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swiknidǭ *swiknidēdį̄
2nd singular *swiknidēz *swiknidēdīz
3rd singular *swiknidē *swiknidēdī
1st dual *swiknidēdū *swiknidēdīw
2nd dual *swiknidēdudiz *swiknidēdīdiz
1st plural *swiknidēdum *swiknidēdīm
2nd plural *swiknidēdud *swiknidēdīd
3rd plural *swiknidēdun *swiknidēdīn
present past
participles *swiknijandz *swiknidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *swiknijan
    • Old English: swicnan
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*swiknjan)
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