Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gīdisōn

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 *gīd +‎ *-isōn.

Verb edit

*gīdisōn[1]

  1. to be greedy for, covet

Inflection edit

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gīdisōn
1st sg. past *gīdisōdā
Infinitive *gīdisōn
Genitive infin. *gīdisōnijas
Dative infin. *gīdisōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gīdisōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gīdisō *gīdisōdā
2nd singular *gīdisōs *gīdisōdēs, *gīdisōdōs
3rd singular *gīdisōþ *gīdisōdē, *gīdisōdā
1st plural *gīdisōm *gīdisōdum
2nd plural *gīdisōþ *gīdisōdud
3rd plural *gīdisōnþ *gīdisōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gīdisō *gīdisōdī
2nd singular *gīdisōs *gīdisōdī
3rd singular *gīdisō *gīdisōdī
1st plural *gīdisōm *gīdisōdīm
2nd plural *gīdisōþ *gīdisōdīd
3rd plural *gīdisōn *gīdisōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gīdisō
Plural *gīdisōþ
Present Past
Participle *gīdisōndī *gīdisōd

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130:*gīdisōn