Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sagōn

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 1 edit

From Proto-Germanic *sagōną. Equivalent to *sagu (saw) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*sagōn

  1. to saw, cut
Inflection edit
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *sagōn
1st sg. past *sagōdā
Infinitive *sagōn
Genitive infin. *sagōnijas
Dative infin. *sagōnijē
Instrum. infin. *sagōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sagō *sagōdā
2nd singular *sagōs *sagōdēs, *sagōdōs
3rd singular *sagōþ *sagōdē, *sagōdā
1st plural *sagōm *sagōdum
2nd plural *sagōþ *sagōdud
3rd plural *sagōnþ *sagōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sagō *sagōdī
2nd singular *sagōs *sagōdī
3rd singular *sagō *sagōdī
1st plural *sagōm *sagōdīm
2nd plural *sagōþ *sagōdīd
3rd plural *sagōn *sagōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sagō
Plural *sagōþ
Present Past
Participle *sagōndī *sagōd
Related terms edit
Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From *sagā (story) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb edit

*sagōn

  1. to give an account, say, tell
Inflection edit
Class 2 weak
Infinitive *sagōn
1st sg. past *sagōdā
Infinitive *sagōn
Genitive infin. *sagōnijas
Dative infin. *sagōnijē
Instrum. infin. *sagōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sagō *sagōdā
2nd singular *sagōs *sagōdēs, *sagōdōs
3rd singular *sagōþ *sagōdē, *sagōdā
1st plural *sagōm *sagōdum
2nd plural *sagōþ *sagōdud
3rd plural *sagōnþ *sagōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sagō *sagōdī
2nd singular *sagōs *sagōdī
3rd singular *sagō *sagōdī
1st plural *sagōm *sagōdīm
2nd plural *sagōþ *sagōdīd
3rd plural *sagōn *sagōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sagō
Plural *sagōþ
Present Past
Participle *sagōndī *sagōd
Descendants edit