Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/framainijan

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

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Etymology

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From *fra- +‎ *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (to demean, to defile).

Verb

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*framainijan

  1. to demean
  2. to defile

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *framainijan
1st sg. past *framainidā
Infinitive *framainijan
Genitive infin. *framainijannjas
Dative infin. *framainijannjē
Instrum. infin. *framainijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *framainiju *framainidā
2nd singular *framainisi *framainidēs, *framainidōs
3rd singular *framainiþi *framainidē, *framainidā
1st plural *framainijum *framainidum
2nd plural *framainiþ *framainidud
3rd plural *framainijanþ *framainidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *framainijē *framainidī
2nd singular *framainijēs *framainidī
3rd singular *framainijē *framainidī
1st plural *framainijēm *framainidīm
2nd plural *framainijēþ *framainidīd
3rd plural *framainijēn *framainidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *framaini
Plural *framainiþ
Present Past
Participle *framainijandī *framainid

Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: *farmēnen
  • Old High German: firmeinen