Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skaþþjan
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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 *skaþjaną. Equivalent to *skaþō (“damage, destruction”) + *-jan.
Verb edit
*skaþþjan[1]
- to harm
Inflection edit
| Strong class 6 j-present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *skaþþjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *skōþ | |
| 3rd pl. past | *skōdun | |
| Past ptcple | *skadan | |
| Infinitive | *skaþþjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *skaþþjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *skaþþjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *skaþþjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skaþþju | *skōþ |
| 2nd singular | *skaþiʀi | *skōdī |
| 3rd singular | *skaþidi | *skōþ |
| 1st plural | *skaþþjum | *skōdum |
| 2nd plural | *skaþid | *skōdud |
| 3rd plural | *skaþþjand | *skōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skaþþjē | *skōdī |
| 2nd singular | *skaþþjēs | *skōdī |
| 3rd singular | *skaþþjē | *skōdī |
| 1st plural | *skaþþjēm | *skōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *skaþþjēþ | *skōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *skaþþjēn | *skōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *skaþi | |
| Plural | *skaþid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *skaþþjandī | *skadan |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51: “PWGmc *[skaþʲþʲan]”