Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tūnijan

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 *tūn (a fence) +‎ *-jan.

Verb edit

*tūnijan[1]

  1. to enclose, put a fence around

Inflection edit

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *tūnijan
1st sg. past *tūnidā
Infinitive *tūnijan
Genitive infin. *tūnijannjas
Dative infin. *tūnijannjē
Instrum. infin. *tūnijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *tūniju *tūnidā
2nd singular *tūnisi *tūnidēs, *tūnidōs
3rd singular *tūniþi *tūnidē, *tūnidā
1st plural *tūnijum *tūnidum
2nd plural *tūniþ *tūnidud
3rd plural *tūnijanþ *tūnidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *tūnijē *tūnidī
2nd singular *tūnijēs *tūnidī
3rd singular *tūnijē *tūnidī
1st plural *tūnijēm *tūnidīm
2nd plural *tūnijēþ *tūnidīd
3rd plural *tūnijēn *tūnidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *tūni
Plural *tūniþ
Present Past
Participle *tūnijandī *tūnid

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224:PWGmc *tūnijan