Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wōstijan

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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 *wōstī (uninhabited, desolate, waste) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*wōstijan

  1. to devastate, lay waste

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wōstijan
1st sg. past *wōstidā
Infinitive *wōstijan
Genitive infin. *wōstijannjas
Dative infin. *wōstijannjē
Instrum. infin. *wōstijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wōstiju *wōstidā
2nd singular *wōstisi *wōstidēs, *wōstidōs
3rd singular *wōstiþi *wōstidē, *wōstidā
1st plural *wōstijum *wōstidum
2nd plural *wōstiþ *wōstidud
3rd plural *wōstijanþ *wōstidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wōstijē *wōstidī
2nd singular *wōstijēs *wōstidī
3rd singular *wōstijē *wōstidī
1st plural *wōstijēm *wōstidīm
2nd plural *wōstijēþ *wōstidīd
3rd plural *wōstijēn *wōstidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wōsti
Plural *wōstiþ
Present Past
Participle *wōstijandī *wōstid

Descendants

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