Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skappjan

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 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *skapjaną.

Verb edit

*skappjan[1]

  1. to make, to create
Inflection edit
Strong class 6 j-present
Infinitive *skappjan
1st sg. past *skōp
3rd pl. past *skōpun
Past ptcple *skapan
Infinitive *skappjan
Genitive infin. *skappjannjas
Dative infin. *skappjannjē
Instrum. infin. *skappjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skappju *skōp
2nd singular *skapiʀi *skōpī
3rd singular *skapidi *skōp
1st plural *skappjum *skōpum
2nd plural *skapid *skōpud
3rd plural *skappjand *skōpun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skappjē *skōpī
2nd singular *skappjēs *skōpī
3rd singular *skappjē *skōpī
1st plural *skappjēm *skōpīm
2nd plural *skappjēþ *skōpīd
3rd plural *skappjēn *skōpīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skapi
Plural *skapid
Present Past
Participle *skappjandī *skapan
Related terms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From *skap (hollow object, barrel, cup) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*skappjan

  1. to hollow out
  2. to scoop
  3. to dig
Inflection edit
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skappjan
1st sg. past *skapidā
Infinitive *skappjan
Genitive infin. *skappjannjas
Dative infin. *skappjannjē
Instrum. infin. *skappjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skappju *skapidā
2nd singular *skapisi *skapidēs, *skapidōs
3rd singular *skapiþi *skapidē, *skapidā
1st plural *skappjum *skapidum
2nd plural *skapiþ *skapidud
3rd plural *skappjanþ *skapidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skappjē *skapidī
2nd singular *skappjēs *skapidī
3rd singular *skappjē *skapidī
1st plural *skappjēm *skapidīm
2nd plural *skappjēþ *skapidīd
3rd plural *skappjēn *skapidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skapi
Plural *skapiþ
Present Past
Participle *skappjandī *skapid
Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 51:PWGmc *[skapʲpʲan]