Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wirdijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *werdaz (turned toward, forwards, outwards) +‎ *-janą, related to *wardaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwir.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wirdijaną[1]

  1. to address, to reconcile

Inflection

Conjugation of *wirdijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wirdijō *wirdijaų *wirdijai ?
2nd singular *wirdīsi *wirdijais *wirdī *wirdijasai *wirdijaisau
3rd singular *wirdīþi *wirdijai *wirdijaþau *wirdijaþai *wirdijaiþau
1st dual *wirdijōs *wirdijaiw
2nd dual *wirdijaþiz *wirdijaiþiz *wirdijaþiz
1st plural *wirdijamaz *wirdijaim *wirdijanþai *wirdijainþau
2nd plural *wirdīþ *wirdijaiþ *wirdīþ *wirdijanþai *wirdijainþau
3rd plural *wirdijanþi *wirdijain *wirdijanþau *wirdijanþai *wirdijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wirdidǭ *wirdidēdį̄
2nd singular *wirdidēz *wirdidēdīz
3rd singular *wirdidē *wirdidēdī
1st dual *wirdidēdū *wirdidēdīw
2nd dual *wirdidēdudiz *wirdidēdīdiz
1st plural *wirdidēdum *wirdidēdīm
2nd plural *wirdidēdud *wirdidēdīd
3rd plural *wirdidēdun *wirdidēdīn
present past
participles *wirdijandz *wirdidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *andawirdijan
    • Old High German: antwirten
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gagawairþjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*werđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456