Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/greusan

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *greusaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰréws-e-ti.[1]

Verb

*greusan

  1. to frighten, scare

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive *greusan
1st sg. past *graus
3rd pl. past *gruʀun
Past ptcple *groʀan
Infinitive *greusan
Genitive infin. *greusannjas
Dative infin. *greusannjē
Instrum. infin. *greusannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *greusu *graus
2nd singular *griusiʀi *gruʀī
3rd singular *griusidi *graus
1st plural *greusum *gruʀum
2nd plural *griusid *gruʀud
3rd plural *greusand *gruʀun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *greusē *gruʀī
2nd singular *greusēs *gruʀī
3rd singular *greusē *gruʀī
1st plural *greusēm *gruʀīm
2nd plural *greusēþ *gruʀīd
3rd plural *greusēn *gruʀīn
Imperative Present
Singular *grius
Plural *griusid
Present Past
Participle *greusandī *groʀan

Descendants

  • Old English: greosan

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*gnuznōjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
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