Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rōkijan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną.

Verb[edit]

*rōkijan[1]

  1. to take heed, observe, pay attention
  2. to care, take care of

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *rōkijan
1st sg. past *rōkidā
Infinitive *rōkijan
Genitive infin. *rōkijannjas
Dative infin. *rōkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *rōkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rōkiju *rōkidā
2nd singular *rōkisi *rōkidēs, *rōkidōs
3rd singular *rōkiþi *rōkidē, *rōkidā
1st plural *rōkijum *rōkidum
2nd plural *rōkiþ *rōkidud
3rd plural *rōkijanþ *rōkidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rōkijē *rōkidī
2nd singular *rōkijēs *rōkidī
3rd singular *rōkijē *rōkidī
1st plural *rōkijēm *rōkidīm
2nd plural *rōkijēþ *rōkidīd
3rd plural *rōkijēn *rōkidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rōki
Plural *rōkiþ
Present Past
Participle *rōkijandī *rōkid

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228:PWGmc *rōkijan