Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaisijaną

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 *snaisō (“skewer, spit”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*snaisijaną

1. to skewer, to spit, to impale
2. to line up

Inflection

Conjugation of *snaisijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*snaisijō	*snaisijaų	—	*snaisijai	?
2nd singular	*snaisīsi	*snaisijais	*snaisī	*snaisijasai	*snaisijaisau
3rd singular	*snaisīþi	*snaisijai	*snaisijaþau	*snaisijaþai	*snaisijaiþau
1st dual	*snaisijōs	*snaisijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*snaisijaþiz	*snaisijaiþiz	*snaisijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*snaisijamaz	*snaisijaim	—	*snaisijanþai	*snaisijainþau
2nd plural	*snaisīþ	*snaisijaiþ	*snaisīþ	*snaisijanþai	*snaisijainþau
3rd plural	*snaisijanþi	*snaisijain	*snaisijanþau	*snaisijanþai	*snaisijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*snaisidǭ	*snaisidēdį̄
2nd singular	*snaisidēz	*snaisidēdīz
3rd singular	*snaisidē	*snaisidēdī
1st dual	*snaisidēdū	*snaisidēdīw
2nd dual	*snaisidēdudiz	*snaisidēdīdiz
1st plural	*snaisidēdum	*snaisidēdīm
2nd plural	*snaisidēdud	*snaisidēdīd
3rd plural	*snaisidēdun	*snaisidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*snaisijandz	*snaisidaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *snaisijan
  • Old English: snǣsan
  • Old High German: *sneisen
    • Middle High German: sneisen
• Old Norse: sneisa
  • Icelandic: sneisa