Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/warnijan

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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

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Etymology

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From *warnu (refusal, denial) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*warnijan[1]

  1. to refuse
  2. to deny

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *warnijan
1st sg. past *warnidā
Infinitive *warnijan
Genitive infin. *warnijannjas
Dative infin. *warnijannjē
Instrum. infin. *warnijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *warniju *warnidā
2nd singular *warnisi *warnidēs, *warnidōs
3rd singular *warniþi *warnidē, *warnidā
1st plural *warnijum *warnidum
2nd plural *warniþ *warnidud
3rd plural *warnijanþ *warnidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *warnijē *warnidī
2nd singular *warnijēs *warnidī
3rd singular *warnijē *warnidī
1st plural *warnijēm *warnidīm
2nd plural *warnijēþ *warnidīd
3rd plural *warnijēn *warnidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *warni
Plural *warniþ
Present Past
Participle *warnijandī *warnid

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242:PWGmc *warnijan