Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀsittjan

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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 *uʀ- +‎ *sittjan (to sit).

Verb

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*uʀsittjan

  1. to sit up

Inflection

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Strong class 5 j-present
Infinitive *uʀsittjan
1st sg. past *uʀsat
3rd pl. past *uʀsātun
Past ptcple *uʀsetan
Infinitive *uʀsittjan
Genitive infin. *uʀsittjannjas
Dative infin. *uʀsittjannjē
Instrum. infin. *uʀsittjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *uʀsittju *uʀsat
2nd singular *uʀsitiʀi *uʀsātī
3rd singular *uʀsitidi *uʀsat
1st plural *uʀsittjum *uʀsātum
2nd plural *uʀsitid *uʀsātud
3rd plural *uʀsittjand *uʀsātun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *uʀsittjē *uʀsātī
2nd singular *uʀsittjēs *uʀsātī
3rd singular *uʀsittjē *uʀsātī
1st plural *uʀsittjēm *uʀsātīm
2nd plural *uʀsittjēþ *uʀsātīd
3rd plural *uʀsittjēn *uʀsātīn
Imperative Present
Singular *uʀsiti
Plural *uʀsitid
Present Past
Participle *uʀsittjandī *uʀsetan

Descendants

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  • Old English: āsittan
    • Middle English: asitten
  • Old Saxon: āsittian, asittian
  • Old High German: *irsizzen