Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rādan

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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 *rēdaną.

Verb

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*rādan[1]

  1. to advise, counsel, help
  2. to devise, decide, plan
  3. to suppose, guess, interpret

Inflection

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Strong class 7d
Infinitive *rādan
1st sg. past *rēd
3rd pl. past *rēdun
Past ptcple *rādan
Infinitive *rādan
Genitive infin. *rādannjas
Dative infin. *rādannjē
Instrum. infin. *rādannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rādu *rēd
2nd singular *rādiʀi *rēdī
3rd singular *rādidi *rēd
1st plural *rādum *rēdum
2nd plural *rādid *rēdud
3rd plural *rādand *rēdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rādē *rēdī
2nd singular *rādēs *rēdī
3rd singular *rādē *rēdī
1st plural *rādēm *rēdīm
2nd plural *rādēþ *rēdīd
3rd plural *rādēn *rēdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rād
Plural *rādid
Present Past
Participle *rādandī *rādan
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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 97:PWGmc *rādan, *rerōd ~ *rerd-