Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drūrēn
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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
Uncertain,
- Could be related to *dreusan (“to fall”). With the semantic development "to fall" > "to lower one's head" > "to mourn".
- Possibly an alternative form of *dūrēn.[1]
Verb edit
*drūrēn
- to mourn
Inflection edit
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *drūrēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *drūr?dā | |
| Infinitive | *drūrēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *drūrēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *drūrēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *drūrēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *drūrē | *drūr?dā |
| 2nd singular | *drūrēs | *drūr?dēs, *drūr?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *drūrēþ | *drūr?dē, *drūr?dā |
| 1st plural | *drūrēm | *drūr?dum |
| 2nd plural | *drūrēþ | *drūr?dud |
| 3rd plural | *drūrēnþ | *drūr?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *drūrē | *drūr?dī |
| 2nd singular | *drūrēs | *drūr?dī |
| 3rd singular | *drūrē | *drūr?dī |
| 1st plural | *drūrēm | *drūr?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *drūrēþ | *drūr?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *drūrēn | *drūr?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *drūrē | |
| Plural | *drūrēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *drūrēndī | *drūr?d |
Descendants edit
- Old High German: trūrēn