Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/murþijan

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 Proto-Germanic *murþijaną, equivalent to *morþ (death, murder) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*murþijan

  1. to murder, kill

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *murþijan
1st sg. past *murþidā
Infinitive *murþijan
Genitive infin. *murþijannjas
Dative infin. *murþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *murþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *murþiju *murþidā
2nd singular *murþisi *murþidēs, *murþidōs
3rd singular *murþiþi *murþidē, *murþidā
1st plural *murþijum *murþidum
2nd plural *murþiþ *murþidud
3rd plural *murþijanþ *murþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *murþijē *murþidī
2nd singular *murþijēs *murþidī
3rd singular *murþijē *murþidī
1st plural *murþijēm *murþidīm
2nd plural *murþijēþ *murþidīd
3rd plural *murþijēn *murþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *murþi
Plural *murþiþ
Present Past
Participle *murþijandī *murþid
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Descendants

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  • Old High German: murden, (readaptated to the noun) morden