Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/keusan

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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 *keusaną.

Verb

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*keusan[1]

  1. to choose

Inflection

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Strong class 2
Infinitive *keusan
1st sg. past *kaus
3rd pl. past *kuʀun
Past ptcple *koʀan
Infinitive *keusan
Genitive infin. *keusannjas
Dative infin. *keusannjē
Instrum. infin. *keusannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *keusu *kaus
2nd singular *kiusiʀi *kuʀī
3rd singular *kiusidi *kaus
1st plural *keusum *kuʀum
2nd plural *kiusid *kuʀud
3rd plural *keusand *kuʀun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *keusē *kuʀī
2nd singular *keusēs *kuʀī
3rd singular *keusē *kuʀī
1st plural *keusēm *kuʀīm
2nd plural *keusēþ *kuʀīd
3rd plural *keusēn *kuʀīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kius
Plural *kiusid
Present Past
Participle *keusandī *koʀan

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 206:PWGmc *keusan