Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mairōn
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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
editEtymology
editFrom *mairī (“mooring post”) + *-ōn.[1]
Verb
edit*mairōn
- (intransitive, nautical) to moor, fasten at a mooring post
Inflection
edit| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mairōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *mairōdā | |
| Infinitive | *mairōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *mairōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *mairōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mairōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mairō | *mairōdā |
| 2nd singular | *mairōs | *mairōdēs, *mairōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *mairōþ | *mairōdē, *mairōdā |
| 1st plural | *mairōm | *mairōdum |
| 2nd plural | *mairōþ | *mairōdud |
| 3rd plural | *mairōnþ | *mairōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mairō | *mairōdī |
| 2nd singular | *mairōs | *mairōdī |
| 3rd singular | *mairō | *mairōdī |
| 1st plural | *mairōm | *mairōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *mairōþ | *mairōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *mairōn | *mairōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mairō | |
| Plural | *mairōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mairōndī | *mairōd |
Descendants
edit- Old English: *mārian
- Old Frisian: *māria
- Old Saxon: *mērōn
- Middle Low German: mêren
- Old Dutch: *mēron