Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kurtijan
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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 *kurt (“short”) + *-jan.
Verb edit
*kurtijan
- to shorten, make shorter
- Synonym: *skurtijan
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *kurtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *kurtidā | |
| Infinitive | *kurtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *kurtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *kurtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *kurtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kurtiju | *kurtidā |
| 2nd singular | *kurtisi | *kurtidēs, *kurtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *kurtiþi | *kurtidē, *kurtidā |
| 1st plural | *kurtijum | *kurtidum |
| 2nd plural | *kurtiþ | *kurtidud |
| 3rd plural | *kurtijanþ | *kurtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *kurtijē | *kurtidī |
| 2nd singular | *kurtijēs | *kurtidī |
| 3rd singular | *kurtijē | *kurtidī |
| 1st plural | *kurtijēm | *kurtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *kurtijēþ | *kurtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *kurtijēn | *kurtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *kurti | |
| Plural | *kurtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *kurtijandī | *kurtid |