Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþisprekan

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 *wiþi- +‎ *sprekan.

Verb edit

*wiþisprekan

  1. to speak against

Inflection edit

Strong class 5
Infinitive *wiþisprekan
1st sg. past *wiþisprak
3rd pl. past *wiþisprākun
Past ptcple *wiþisprekan
Infinitive *wiþisprekan
Genitive infin. *wiþisprekannjas
Dative infin. *wiþisprekannjē
Instrum. infin. *wiþisprekannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wiþispreku *wiþisprak
2nd singular *wiþisprikiʀi *wiþisprākī
3rd singular *wiþisprikidi *wiþisprak
1st plural *wiþisprekum *wiþisprākum
2nd plural *wiþisprikid *wiþisprākud
3rd plural *wiþisprekand *wiþisprākun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wiþisprekē *wiþisprākī
2nd singular *wiþisprekēs *wiþisprākī
3rd singular *wiþisprekē *wiþisprākī
1st plural *wiþisprekēm *wiþisprākīm
2nd plural *wiþisprekēþ *wiþisprākīd
3rd plural *wiþisprekēn *wiþisprākīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wiþisprik
Plural *wiþisprikid
Present Past
Participle *wiþisprekandī *wiþisprekan

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: wiþsprecan
    • Middle English: withspeken
  • Old Frisian: withspreka