Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrīban

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

Unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wreyp- / *wrīp-, from a labial extension of Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to turn), whence Ancient Greek ῥίπτω (rhíptō, to throw, cast).

Verb edit

*wrīban

  1. to rub
  2. to wipe

Inflection edit

Strong class 1
Infinitive *wrīban
1st sg. past *wraib
3rd pl. past *wribun
Past ptcple *wriban
Infinitive *wrīban
Genitive infin. *wrībannjas
Dative infin. *wrībannjē
Instrum. infin. *wrībannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wrību *wraib
2nd singular *wrībiʀi *wribī
3rd singular *wrībidi *wraib
1st plural *wrībum *wribum
2nd plural *wrībid *wribud
3rd plural *wrīband *wribun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wrībē *wribī
2nd singular *wrībēs *wribī
3rd singular *wrībē *wribī
1st plural *wrībēm *wribīm
2nd plural *wrībēþ *wribīd
3rd plural *wrībēn *wribīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wrīb
Plural *wrībid
Present Past
Participle *wrībandī *wriban

Descendants edit

References edit

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