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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sparāną

 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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From *sparaz (“sparing, frugal”) +‎ *-āną

Verb edit

*sparāną[1]

  1. to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing

Inflection edit

Conjugation of *sparāną (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sparō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *sparaisi ? *sparai *sparāsai ?
3rd singular *sparaiþi ? *sparāþau *sparāþai ?
1st dual *sparōs ? — — —
2nd dual *sparāþiz ? *sparāþiz — —
1st plural *sparāmaz ? — *sparānþai ?
2nd plural *sparaiþ ? *sparaiþ *sparānþai ?
3rd plural *sparānþi ? *sparānþau *sparānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sparadǭ *sparadēdį̄
2nd singular *sparadēz *sparadēdīz
3rd singular *sparadē *sparadēdī
1st dual *sparadēdū *sparadēdīw
2nd dual *sparadēdudiz *sparadēdīdiz
1st plural *sparadēdum *sparadēdīm
2nd plural *sparadēdud *sparadēdīd
3rd plural *sparadēdun *sparadēdīn
present past
participles *sparāndz *sparadaz

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References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sparēnan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 362
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