Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/triuwijan
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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 *triwwijaną. Equivalent to *triuwī (“true, faithful”) + *-jan and *treuwu (“fidelity, pledge”) + *-jan.
Verb edit
*triuwijan
- (transitive) to make faithful
- (transitive) to ally, form a relation with
- (transitive) to trust, have faith in
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *triuwijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *triuwidā | |
| Infinitive | *triuwijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *triuwijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *triuwijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *triuwijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *triuwiju | *triuwidā |
| 2nd singular | *triuwisi | *triuwidēs, *triuwidōs |
| 3rd singular | *triuwiþi | *triuwidē, *triuwidā |
| 1st plural | *triuwijum | *triuwidum |
| 2nd plural | *triuwiþ | *triuwidud |
| 3rd plural | *triuwijanþ | *triuwidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *triuwijē | *triuwidī |
| 2nd singular | *triuwijēs | *triuwidī |
| 3rd singular | *triuwijē | *triuwidī |
| 1st plural | *triuwijēm | *triuwidīm |
| 2nd plural | *triuwijēþ | *triuwidīd |
| 3rd plural | *triuwijēn | *triuwidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *triuwi | |
| Plural | *triuwiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *triuwijandī | *triuwid |