Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smaugijan

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 *smaugijaną.

Verb edit

*smaugijan

  1. to make slip, cause to get down
  2. to ponder, investigate, scrutinize

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *smaugijan
1st sg. past *smaugidā
Infinitive *smaugijan
Genitive infin. *smaugijannjas
Dative infin. *smaugijannjē
Instrum. infin. *smaugijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smaugiju *smaugidā
2nd singular *smaugisi *smaugidēs, *smaugidōs
3rd singular *smaugiþi *smaugidē, *smaugidā
1st plural *smaugijum *smaugidum
2nd plural *smaugiþ *smaugidud
3rd plural *smaugijanþ *smaugidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smaugijē *smaugidī
2nd singular *smaugijēs *smaugidī
3rd singular *smaugijē *smaugidī
1st plural *smaugijēm *smaugidīm
2nd plural *smaugijēþ *smaugidīd
3rd plural *smaugijēn *smaugidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smaugi
Plural *smaugiþ
Present Past
Participle *smaugijandī *smaugid

Descendants edit

  • Old English: smēaġan
  • Old High German: *smougen