Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bregdan

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 *bregdaną.

Verb edit

*bregdan

  1. to move back and forth
  2. to brandish, to draw
  3. to weave

Inflection edit

Strong class 3
Infinitive *bregdan
1st sg. past *bragd
3rd pl. past *brugdun
Past ptcple *brogdan
Infinitive *bregdan
Genitive infin. *bregdannjas
Dative infin. *bregdannjē
Instrum. infin. *bregdannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bregdu *bragd
2nd singular *brigdiʀi *brugdī
3rd singular *brigdidi *bragd
1st plural *bregdum *brugdum
2nd plural *brigdid *brugdud
3rd plural *bregdand *brugdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bregdē *brugdī
2nd singular *bregdēs *brugdī
3rd singular *bregdē *brugdī
1st plural *bregdēm *brugdīm
2nd plural *bregdēþ *brugdīd
3rd plural *bregdēn *brugdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *brigd
Plural *brigdid
Present Past
Participle *bregdandī *brogdan

Descendants edit