Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skrītaną

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

Most likely from the same source as *hrītaną, but with an s-mobile. Related to Middle Irish scrissid (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skrītaną

1. to tear, to cut

Inflection

Conjugation of *skrītaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skrītō	*skrītaų	—	*skrītai	?
2nd singular	*skrītizi	*skrītaiz	*skrīt	*skrītazai	*skrītaizau
3rd singular	*skrītidi	*skrītai	*skrītadau	*skrītadai	*skrītaidau
1st dual	*skrītōz	*skrītaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*skrītadiz	*skrītaidiz	*skrītadiz	—	—
1st plural	*skrītamaz	*skrītaim	—	*skrītandai	*skrītaindau
2nd plural	*skrītid	*skrītaid	*skrītid	*skrītandai	*skrītaindau
3rd plural	*skrītandi	*skrītain	*skrītandau	*skrītandai	*skrītaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skrait	*skritį̄
2nd singular	*skraist	*skritīz
3rd singular	*skrait	*skritī
1st dual	*skritū	*skritīw
2nd dual	*skritudiz	*skritīdiz
1st plural	*skritum	*skritīm
2nd plural	*skritud	*skritīd
3rd plural	*skritun	*skritīn
	present	past
participles	*skrītandz	*skritanaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skrītan
  • Old High German: *scrīzan
    • Middle High German: *schrīzen
      • Bavarian: schritzen
      • Switzerland German: schreissen, schrissen
• ⇒ Gothic: 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (disskreitan)