Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/spilþijan

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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 *spilþijaną. Equivalent to *spelþ (destruction, ruin) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*spilþijan

  1. to spoil, ruin
  2. to kill, murder

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *spilþijan
1st sg. past *spilþidā
Infinitive *spilþijan
Genitive infin. *spilþijannjas
Dative infin. *spilþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *spilþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *spilþiju *spilþidā
2nd singular *spilþisi *spilþidēs, *spilþidōs
3rd singular *spilþiþi *spilþidē, *spilþidā
1st plural *spilþijum *spilþidum
2nd plural *spilþiþ *spilþidud
3rd plural *spilþijanþ *spilþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *spilþijē *spilþidī
2nd singular *spilþijēs *spilþidī
3rd singular *spilþijē *spilþidī
1st plural *spilþijēm *spilþidīm
2nd plural *spilþijēþ *spilþidīd
3rd plural *spilþijēn *spilþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *spilþi
Plural *spilþiþ
Present Past
Participle *spilþijandī *spilþid

Alternative reconstructions

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  • *spillijan

Derived terms

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Descendants

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