Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/breuþan
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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 *breuþaną.
Verb edit
*breuþan[1]
- to fall apart
Inflection edit
| Strong class 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *breuþan | |
| 1st sg. past | *brauþ | |
| 3rd pl. past | *brudun | |
| Past ptcple | *brodan | |
| Infinitive | *breuþan | |
| Genitive infin. | *breuþannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *breuþannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *breuþannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *breuþu | *brauþ |
| 2nd singular | *briuþiʀi | *brudī |
| 3rd singular | *briuþidi | *brauþ |
| 1st plural | *breuþum | *brudum |
| 2nd plural | *briuþid | *brudud |
| 3rd plural | *breuþand | *brudun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *breuþē | *brudī |
| 2nd singular | *breuþēs | *brudī |
| 3rd singular | *breuþē | *brudī |
| 1st plural | *breuþēm | *brudīm |
| 2nd plural | *breuþēþ | *brudīd |
| 3rd plural | *breuþēn | *brudīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *briuþ | |
| Plural | *briuþid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *breuþandī | *brodan |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126: “*breuþan”