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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smertan

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 *smertaną.

Verb

*smertan[1]

  1. to hurt, to smart

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive *smertan
1st sg. past *smart
3rd pl. past *smurtun
Past ptcple *smortan
Infinitive *smertan
Genitive infin. *smertannjas
Dative infin. *smertannjē
Instrum. infin. *smertannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smertu *smart
2nd singular *smirtiʀi *smurtī
3rd singular *smirtidi *smart
1st plural *smertum *smurtum
2nd plural *smirtid *smurtud
3rd plural *smertand *smurtun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smertē *smurtī
2nd singular *smertēs *smurtī
3rd singular *smertē *smurtī
1st plural *smertēm *smurtīm
2nd plural *smertēþ *smurtīd
3rd plural *smertēn *smurtīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smirt
Plural *smirtid
Present Past
Participle *smertandī *smortan

Descendants

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127:*smertan
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