Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ībrijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *ībr (zeal; jealousy) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*ībrijan

  1. to be zealous, eager
  2. to be jealous

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *ībrijan
1st sg. past *ībridā
Infinitive *ībrijan
Genitive infin. *ībrijannjas
Dative infin. *ībrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *ībrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *ībriju *ībridā
2nd singular *ībrisi *ībridēs, *ībridōs
3rd singular *ībriþi *ībridē, *ībridā
1st plural *ībrijum *ībridum
2nd plural *ībriþ *ībridud
3rd plural *ībrijanþ *ībridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *ībrijē *ībridī
2nd singular *ībrijēs *ībridī
3rd singular *ībrijē *ībridī
1st plural *ībrijēm *ībridīm
2nd plural *ībrijēþ *ībridīd
3rd plural *ībrijēn *ībridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *ībri
Plural *ībriþ
Present Past
Participle *ībrijandī *ībrid

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: *īvaran
  • Old Dutch: *īvaran
  • Old High German: *īfaran
    • Middle High German: īferen, īfern (to strive; to be jealous of; to be zealous for)