Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grōtijan

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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 Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Verb

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*grōtijan[1]

  1. to address, greet
  2. to blame, accuse
  3. to yell at, make cry, scold

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *grōtijan
1st sg. past *grōtidā
Infinitive *grōtijan
Genitive infin. *grōtijannjas
Dative infin. *grōtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *grōtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *grōtiju *grōtidā
2nd singular *grōtisi *grōtidēs, *grōtidōs
3rd singular *grōtiþi *grōtidē, *grōtidā
1st plural *grōtijum *grōtidum
2nd plural *grōtiþ *grōtidud
3rd plural *grōtijanþ *grōtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *grōtijē *grōtidī
2nd singular *grōtijēs *grōtidī
3rd singular *grōtijē *grōtidī
1st plural *grōtijēm *grōtidīm
2nd plural *grōtijēþ *grōtidīd
3rd plural *grōtijēn *grōtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *grōti
Plural *grōtiþ
Present Past
Participle *grōtijandī *grōtid

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 128:*grōtijan