Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þiggjan

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *þigjaną.

Verb edit

*þiggjan

  1. to accept, receive
  2. to consume (food)

Inflection edit

Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive *þiggjan
1st sg. past *þag
3rd pl. past *þāgun
Past ptcple *þegan
Infinitive *þiggjan
Genitive infin. *þiggjannjas
Dative infin. *þiggjannjē
Instrum. infin. *þiggjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þiggju *þag
2nd singular *þigiʀi *þāgī
3rd singular *þigidi *þag
1st plural *þiggjum *þāgum
2nd plural *þigid *þāgud
3rd plural *þiggjand *þāgun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þiggjē *þāgī
2nd singular *þiggjēs *þāgī
3rd singular *þiggjē *þāgī
1st plural *þiggjēm *þāgīm
2nd plural *þiggjēþ *þāgīd
3rd plural *þiggjēn *þāgīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þigi
Plural *þigid
Present Past
Participle *þiggjandī *þegan

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