Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burdijan

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.

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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burdijaną, equivalent to *bordō (“edge, border, rim”) +‎ *-jan. Cognate with Old Norse byrða (“to embroider, weave”).

Verb

*burdijan

to hem, border, skirt
to lace

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*burdijan
1st sg. past	*burdidā
Infinitive	*burdijan
Genitive infin.	*burdijannjas
Dative infin.	*burdijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*burdijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*burdiju	*burdidā
2nd singular	*burdisi	burdidēs, burdidōs
3rd singular	*burdiþi	burdidē, burdidā
1st plural	*burdijum	*burdidum
2nd plural	*burdiþ	*burdidud
3rd plural	*burdijanþ	*burdidun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*burdijē	*burdidī
2nd singular	*burdijēs	*burdidī
3rd singular	*burdijē	*burdidī
1st plural	*burdijēm	*burdidīm
2nd plural	*burdijēþ	*burdidīd
3rd plural	*burdijēn	*burdidīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*burdi
Plural	*burdiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*burdijandī	*burdid

Descendants

Old English: byrdan
- >? Middle English: brouden
Old Saxon: burdian
Old High German: burten