Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/irʀijan

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 *irzijaną. Equivalent to *irʀī (mistaken, wrong) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*irʀijan

  1. to delude, mislead

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *irʀijan
1st sg. past *irʀidā
Infinitive *irʀijan
Genitive infin. *irʀijannjas
Dative infin. *irʀijannjē
Instrum. infin. *irʀijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *irʀiju *irʀidā
2nd singular *irʀisi *irʀidēs, *irʀidōs
3rd singular *irʀiþi *irʀidē, *irʀidā
1st plural *irʀijum *irʀidum
2nd plural *irʀiþ *irʀidud
3rd plural *irʀijanþ *irʀidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *irʀijē *irʀidī
2nd singular *irʀijēs *irʀidī
3rd singular *irʀijē *irʀidī
1st plural *irʀijēm *irʀidīm
2nd plural *irʀijēþ *irʀidīd
3rd plural *irʀijēn *irʀidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *irʀi
Plural *irʀiþ
Present Past
Participle *irʀijandī *irʀid

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: irrian, irrean
  • Old Dutch: irren
  • Old High German: irren