Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/groʀnōn

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 *groʀn (grief) +‎ *-ōn or *groʀn (sad) +‎ *-ōn, whence Old English grorn (sad, sadness).

Verb

*groʀnōn

  1. (North Sea Germanic) to be sad
  2. (North Sea Germanic) to mourn

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *groʀnōn
1st sg. past *groʀnōdā
Infinitive *groʀnōn
Genitive infin. *groʀnōnijas
Dative infin. *groʀnōnijē
Instrum. infin. *groʀnōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *groʀnō *groʀnōdā
2nd singular *groʀnōs *groʀnōdēs, *groʀnōdōs
3rd singular *groʀnōþ *groʀnōdē, *groʀnōdā
1st plural *groʀnōm *groʀnōdum
2nd plural *groʀnōþ *groʀnōdud
3rd plural *groʀnōnþ *groʀnōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *groʀnō *groʀnōdī
2nd singular *groʀnōs *groʀnōdī
3rd singular *groʀnō *groʀnōdī
1st plural *groʀnōm *groʀnōdīm
2nd plural *groʀnōþ *groʀnōdīd
3rd plural *groʀnōn *groʀnōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *groʀnō
Plural *groʀnōþ
Present Past
Participle *groʀnōndī *groʀnōd

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: grornōn, gornōn

References