Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skurtōną

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

Etymology

From *skurtaz +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskur.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skurtōną

1. to make short; shorten
2. to be short; run short; run out; fail; lack

Inflection

Conjugation of *skurtōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skurtō	*skurtǭ	—	*skurtōi	?
2nd singular	*skurtōsi	*skurtōs	*skurtō	*skurtōsai	*skurtōsau
3rd singular	*skurtōþi	*skurtō	*skurtōþau	*skurtōþai	*skurtōþau
1st dual	*skurtōs	*skurtōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*skurtōþiz	*skurtōþiz	*skurtōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*skurtōmaz	*skurtōm	—	*skurtōnþai	*skurtōnþau
2nd plural	*skurtōþ	*skurtōþ	*skurtōþ	*skurtōnþai	*skurtōnþau
3rd plural	*skurtōnþi	*skurtōn	*skurtōnþau	*skurtōnþai	*skurtōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*skurtōdǭ	*skurtōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*skurtōdēz	*skurtōdēdīz
3rd singular	*skurtōdē	*skurtōdēdī
1st dual	*skurtōdēdū	*skurtōdēdīw
2nd dual	*skurtōdēdudiz	*skurtōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*skurtōdēdum	*skurtōdēdīm
2nd plural	*skurtōdēdud	*skurtōdēdīd
3rd plural	*skurtōdēdun	*skurtōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*skurtōndz	*skurtōdaz

Synonyms

• (to run short, fail): *trukōną

Related terms

• *skurtijaną

Descendants

• Old English: sċortian, sċeortian
  • Middle English: schorten
    • English: short
• Old Saxon: *skortōn
  • Middle Low German: schorten, schörten
    • German Low German: schörten
• Old High German: *skorzōn
  • ⇒ Old High German: ūfskorzōn
• Old Norse: skorta
  • Icelandic: skorta