Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bruʀdijan

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 *bruzdijaną. Equivalent to *broʀd (point, spike) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*bruʀdijan

  1. to prick, point

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *bruʀdijan
1st sg. past *bruʀdidā
Infinitive *bruʀdijan
Genitive infin. *bruʀdijannjas
Dative infin. *bruʀdijannjē
Instrum. infin. *bruʀdijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bruʀdiju *bruʀdidā
2nd singular *bruʀdisi *bruʀdidēs, *bruʀdidōs
3rd singular *bruʀdiþi *bruʀdidē, *bruʀdidā
1st plural *bruʀdijum *bruʀdidum
2nd plural *bruʀdiþ *bruʀdidud
3rd plural *bruʀdijanþ *bruʀdidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bruʀdijē *bruʀdidī
2nd singular *bruʀdijēs *bruʀdidī
3rd singular *bruʀdijē *bruʀdidī
1st plural *bruʀdijēm *bruʀdidīm
2nd plural *bruʀdijēþ *bruʀdidīd
3rd plural *bruʀdijēn *bruʀdidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bruʀdi
Plural *bruʀdiþ
Present Past
Participle *bruʀdijandī *bruʀdid

Descendants edit

  • Old English: bryrdan
  • Old High German: *brurten