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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrīþan

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 *wrīþaną.

Verb

*wrīþan

  1. to weave, twist

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *wrīþan
1st sg. past *wraiþ
3rd pl. past *wridun
Past ptcple *wridan
Infinitive *wrīþan
Genitive infin. *wrīþannjas
Dative infin. *wrīþannjē
Instrum. infin. *wrīþannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wrīþu *wraiþ
2nd singular *wrīþiʀi *wridī
3rd singular *wrīþidi *wraiþ
1st plural *wrīþum *wridum
2nd plural *wrīþid *wridud
3rd plural *wrīþand *wridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wrīþē *wridī
2nd singular *wrīþēs *wridī
3rd singular *wrīþē *wridī
1st plural *wrīþēm *wridīm
2nd plural *wrīþēþ *wridīd
3rd plural *wrīþēn *wridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wrīþ
Plural *wrīþid
Present Past
Participle *wrīþandī *wridan

Descendants

  • Old English: wrīþan
  • Old Dutch: *wrīthan
    • Middle Dutch: writen (with -t- by influence of an iterative *writtōną)
  • Old High German: wrīdan, rīdan, *rīdan (Lombardic)
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