Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burgōną

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *burgaz (“promise, debt”) +‎ *-ōną. *burgaz is from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbur.ɣɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*burgōną[1]

  1. to borrow
  2. to take care (of), vouch for

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *burgōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *burgō *burgǭ — *burgōi ?
2nd singular *burgōsi *burgōs *burgō *burgōsai *burgōsau
3rd singular *burgōþi *burgō *burgōþau *burgōþai *burgōþau
1st dual *burgōs *burgōw — — —
2nd dual *burgōþiz *burgōþiz *burgōþiz — —
1st plural *burgōmaz *burgōm — *burgōnþai *burgōnþau
2nd plural *burgōþ *burgōþ *burgōþ *burgōnþai *burgōnþau
3rd plural *burgōnþi *burgōn *burgōnþau *burgōnþai *burgōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *burgōdǭ *burgōdēdį̄
2nd singular *burgōdēz *burgōdēdīz
3rd singular *burgōdē *burgōdēdī
1st dual *burgōdēdū *burgōdēdīw
2nd dual *burgōdēdudiz *burgōdēdīdiz
1st plural *burgōdēdum *burgōdēdīm
2nd plural *burgōdēdud *burgōdēdīd
3rd plural *burgōdēdun *burgōdēdīn
present past
participles *burgōndz *burgōdaz

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*burʒēnan - *burʒōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 63
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