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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spilþijaną

 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

Etymology edit

From *spelþą (“spoil, ruin”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈspil.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*spilþijaną[1]

  1. to spoil, ruin
  2. to kill, murder

Inflection edit

Conjugation of *spilþijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spilþijō *spilþijaų — *spilþijai ?
2nd singular *spilþīsi *spilþijais *spilþī *spilþijasai *spilþijaisau
3rd singular *spilþīþi *spilþijai *spilþijaþau *spilþijaþai *spilþijaiþau
1st dual *spilþijōs *spilþijaiw — — —
2nd dual *spilþijaþiz *spilþijaiþiz *spilþijaþiz — —
1st plural *spilþijamaz *spilþijaim — *spilþijanþai *spilþijainþau
2nd plural *spilþīþ *spilþijaiþ *spilþīþ *spilþijanþai *spilþijainþau
3rd plural *spilþijanþi *spilþijain *spilþijanþau *spilþijanþai *spilþijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *spilþidǭ *spilþidēdį̄
2nd singular *spilþidēz *spilþidēdīz
3rd singular *spilþidē *spilþidēdī
1st dual *spilþidēdū *spilþidēdīw
2nd dual *spilþidēdudiz *spilþidēdīdiz
1st plural *spilþidēdum *spilþidēdīm
2nd plural *spilþidēdud *spilþidēdīd
3rd plural *spilþidēdun *spilþidēdīn
present past
participles *spilþijandz *spilþidaz

Alternative reconstructions edit

  • *spillijaną

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spelþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
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