Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōzijaną

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

Secondary causative of a lost strong verb *nasaną, from the same root as *nesaną and *nazjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔː.zi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nōzijaną

1. to refresh, relieve
2. to light or feed (a fire)
3. to keep or breed (animals)

Inflection

Conjugation of *nōzijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*nōzijō	*nōzijaų	—	*nōzijai	?
2nd singular	*nōzīsi	*nōzijais	*nōzī	*nōzijasai	*nōzijaisau
3rd singular	*nōzīþi	*nōzijai	*nōzijaþau	*nōzijaþai	*nōzijaiþau
1st dual	*nōzijōs	*nōzijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*nōzijaþiz	*nōzijaiþiz	*nōzijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*nōzijamaz	*nōzijaim	—	*nōzijanþai	*nōzijainþau
2nd plural	*nōzīþ	*nōzijaiþ	*nōzīþ	*nōzijanþai	*nōzijainþau
3rd plural	*nōzijanþi	*nōzijain	*nōzijanþau	*nōzijanþai	*nōzijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*nōzidǭ	*nōzidēdį̄
2nd singular	*nōzidēz	*nōzidēdīz
3rd singular	*nōzidē	*nōzidēdī
1st dual	*nōzidēdū	*nōzidēdīw
2nd dual	*nōzidēdudiz	*nōzidēdīdiz
1st plural	*nōzidēdum	*nōzidēdīm
2nd plural	*nōzidēdud	*nōzidēdīd
3rd plural	*nōzidēdun	*nōzidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*nōzijandz	*nōzidaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: nœra
  • Icelandic: næra
  • Faroese: nøra
  • Norwegian: nøre
  • Old Swedish: *nø̄ra
    • Swedish: nöra (dialectal)

References

• “næra (2)” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
• nöre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)