Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bismerēn

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 *bi- +‎ *smerēn.

Verb edit

*bismerēn

  1. to joke about, mock, deride

Inflection edit

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *bismerēn
1st sg. past *bismer?dā
Infinitive *bismerēn
Genitive infin. *bismerēnijas
Dative infin. *bismerēnijē
Instrum. infin. *bismerēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bismerē *bismer?dā
2nd singular *bismerēs *bismer?dēs, *bismer?dēs
3rd singular *bismerēþ *bismer?dē, *bismer?dā
1st plural *bismerēm *bismer?dum
2nd plural *bismerēþ *bismer?dud
3rd plural *bismerēnþ *bismer?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bismerē *bismer?dī
2nd singular *bismerēs *bismer?dī
3rd singular *bismerē *bismer?dī
1st plural *bismerēm *bismer?dīm
2nd plural *bismerēþ *bismer?dīd
3rd plural *bismerēn *bismer?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bismerē
Plural *bismerēþ
Present Past
Participle *bismerēndī *bismer?d

Alternative reconstructions edit

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Desendants edit

  • Old English: bismerian
    • Middle English: bismeren
  • Old High German: bismerēn, bismerōn