Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/saggjan
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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 Proto-Germanic *sagjaną.
Verb edit
*saggjan[1]
- to say
Inflection edit
| Class 3 weak j-present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *saggjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *sagdā | |
| Infinitive | *saggjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *saggjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *saggjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *saggjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saggju | *sagdā |
| 2nd singular | *sagēs | *sagdēs, *sagdōs |
| 3rd singular | *sagēþ | *sagdē, *sagdā |
| 1st plural | *saggjum | *sagdum |
| 2nd plural | *sagēþ | *sagdud |
| 3rd plural | *saggjanþ | *sagdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *saggjē | *sagdī |
| 2nd singular | *saggjēs | *sagdī |
| 3rd singular | *saggjē | *sagdī |
| 1st plural | *saggjēm | *sagdīm |
| 2nd plural | *saggjēþ | *sagdīd |
| 3rd plural | *saggjēn | *sagdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *sagē | |
| Plural | *sagēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *saggjandī | *sagd |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: seċġan
- Old Frisian: sedza, sidza
- Old Saxon: seggian
- Old Dutch: *seggen
- Old High German: sagen
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 108: “*sagʲgʲan”