Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smirwijan

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 *smirwijaną. Equivalent to *smeru (grease, butter, fat) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*smirwijan

  1. to smear
  2. to anoint

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *smirwijan
1st sg. past *smirwidā
Infinitive *smirwijan
Genitive infin. *smirwijannjas
Dative infin. *smirwijannjē
Instrum. infin. *smirwijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smirwiju *smirwidā
2nd singular *smirwisi *smirwidēs, *smirwidōs
3rd singular *smirwiþi *smirwidē, *smirwidā
1st plural *smirwijum *smirwidum
2nd plural *smirwiþ *smirwidud
3rd plural *smirwijanþ *smirwidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smirwijē *smirwidī
2nd singular *smirwijēs *smirwidī
3rd singular *smirwijē *smirwidī
1st plural *smirwijēm *smirwidīm
2nd plural *smirwijēþ *smirwidīd
3rd plural *smirwijēn *smirwidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smirwi
Plural *smirwiþ
Present Past
Participle *smirwijandī *smirwid

Descendants edit