Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swārijan

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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Equivalent to *swār (heavy) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*swārijan

  1. to make heavy
  2. to oppress

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swārijan
1st sg. past *swāridā
Infinitive *swārijan
Genitive infin. *swārijannjas
Dative infin. *swārijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swārijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swāriju *swāridā
2nd singular *swārisi *swāridēs, *swāridōs
3rd singular *swāriþi *swāridē, *swāridā
1st plural *swārijum *swāridum
2nd plural *swāriþ *swāridud
3rd plural *swārijanþ *swāridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swārijē *swāridī
2nd singular *swārijēs *swāridī
3rd singular *swārijē *swāridī
1st plural *swārijēm *swāridīm
2nd plural *swārijēþ *swāridīd
3rd plural *swārijēn *swāridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swāri
Plural *swāriþ
Present Past
Participle *swārijandī *swārid

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old English: swǣran
  • Old Frisian: swēra
  • Old Saxon: *swārian
  • Old Dutch: *swāren
  • Old High German: swāren