Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bītan
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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 Proto-Germanic *bītaną.
Verb edit
*bītan
- to bite
Inflection edit
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bītan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bait | |
| 3rd pl. past | *bitun | |
| Past ptcple | *bitan | |
| Infinitive | *bītan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bītannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bītannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bītannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bītu | *bait |
| 2nd singular | *bītiʀi | *bitī |
| 3rd singular | *bītidi | *bait |
| 1st plural | *bītum | *bitum |
| 2nd plural | *bītid | *bitud |
| 3rd plural | *bītand | *bitun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bītē | *bitī |
| 2nd singular | *bītēs | *bitī |
| 3rd singular | *bītē | *bitī |
| 1st plural | *bītēm | *bitīm |
| 2nd plural | *bītēþ | *bitīd |
| 3rd plural | *bītēn | *bitīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bīt | |
| Plural | *bītid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bītandī | *bitan |