Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biskīnan

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 *biskīnaną. Equivalent to *bi- +‎ *skīnan.

Verb edit

*biskīnan

to shine upon

Inflection edit

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*biskīnan
1st sg. past	*biskain
3rd pl. past	*biskinun
Past ptcple	*biskinan
Infinitive	*biskīnan
Genitive infin.	*biskīnannjas
Dative infin.	*biskīnannjē
Instrum. infin.	*biskīnannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*biskīnu	*biskain
2nd singular	*biskīniʀi	*biskinī
3rd singular	*biskīnidi	*biskain
1st plural	*biskīnum	*biskinum
2nd plural	*biskīnid	*biskinud
3rd plural	*biskīnand	*biskinun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*biskīnē	*biskinī
2nd singular	*biskīnēs	*biskinī
3rd singular	*biskīnē	*biskinī
1st plural	*biskīnēm	*biskinīm
2nd plural	*biskīnēþ	*biskinīd
3rd plural	*biskīnēn	*biskinīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*biskīn
Plural	*biskīnid
	Present	Past
Participle	*biskīnandī	*biskinan

Descendants edit

Old English: besċīnan
- Middle English: beschinen, beshinen
  - English: beshine
Old Frisian: biskīna
- Saterland Frisian: beskiene
- West Frisian: beskine
Old Saxon: *biskīnan
- Middle Low German: beschînen
  - German Low German: beschienen
  - Plautdietsch: beschienen
Old Dutch: *biskīnan
- Middle Dutch: beschinen
  - Dutch: beschijnen
Old High German: biskīnan
- Middle High German: beschīnen
  - German: bescheinen