Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bigerdaną

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 *bi- +‎ *gerdaną.

Verb

*bigerdaną

1. to begird

Inflection

Conjugation of *bigerdaną (strong class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bigerdō	*bigerdaų	—	*bigerdai	?
2nd singular	*bigirdizi	*bigerdaiz	*bigerd	*bigerdazai	*bigerdaizau
3rd singular	*bigirdidi	*bigerdai	*bigerdadau	*bigerdadai	*bigerdaidau
1st dual	*bigerdōz	*bigerdaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*bigerdadiz	*bigerdaidiz	*bigerdadiz	—	—
1st plural	*bigerdamaz	*bigerdaim	—	*bigerdandai	*bigerdaindau
2nd plural	*bigirdid	*bigerdaid	*bigirdid	*bigerdandai	*bigerdaindau
3rd plural	*bigerdandi	*bigerdain	*bigerdandau	*bigerdandai	*bigerdaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*bigard	*bigurdį̄
2nd singular	*bigarst	*bigurdīz
3rd singular	*bigard	*bigurdī
1st dual	*bigurdū	*bigurdīw
2nd dual	*bigurdudiz	*bigurdīdiz
1st plural	*bigurdum	*bigurdīm
2nd plural	*bigurdud	*bigurdīd
3rd plural	*bigurdun	*bigurdīn
	present	past
participles	*bigerdandz	*bigurdanaz

Descendants

• Old English: begyrdan, begirdan
  • Middle English: bigirden, begirden
    • English: begird
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bigairdan)