Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrespaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *hrepspaną, *hrepsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb-, *(s)krebʰ- (“to turn; bend; shrink”), from *(s)ker- (“to turn; bend”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxres.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hrespaną

to tear; rip
to plunder

Inflection

Conjugation of *hrespaną (strong class 3)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*hrespō	*hrespaų	—	*hrespai	?
2nd singular	*hrispizi	*hrespaiz	*hresp	*hrespazai	*hrespaizau
3rd singular	*hrispidi	*hrespai	*hrespadau	*hrespadai	*hrespaidau
1st dual	*hrespōz	*hrespaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*hrespadiz	*hrespaidiz	*hrespadiz	—	—
1st plural	*hrespamaz	*hrespaim	—	*hrespandai	*hrespaindau
2nd plural	*hrispid	*hrespaid	*hrispid	*hrespandai	*hrespaindau
3rd plural	*hrespandi	*hrespain	*hrespandau	*hrespandai	*hrespaindau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*hrasp	*hruspį̄
2nd singular	*hrasft	*hruspīz
3rd singular	*hrasp	*hruspī
1st dual	*hruspū	*hruspīw
2nd dual	*hruspudiz	*hruspīdiz
1st plural	*hruspum	*hruspīm
2nd plural	*hruspud	*hruspīd
3rd plural	*hruspun	*hruspīn

	present	past
participles	*hrespandz	*hruspanaz

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *hrespan
- ⇒ Old English: ġehrespan
- Old Frisian: hrespa
- Old High German: hrespan, respan
  - Middle High German: rëspen