Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/biwrītan
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Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From *bi- (“upon, around”) + *wrītan (“to carve”).
Verb
[edit]*biwrītan
Inflection
[edit]Strong class 1 | ||
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Infinitive | *biwrītan | |
1st sg. past | *biwrait | |
3rd pl. past | *biwritun | |
Past ptcple | *biwritan | |
Infinitive | *biwrītan | |
Genitive infin. | *biwrītannjas | |
Dative infin. | *biwrītannjē | |
Instrum. infin. | *biwrītannju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *biwrītu | *biwrait |
2nd singular | *biwrītiʀi | *biwritī |
3rd singular | *biwrītidi | *biwrait |
1st plural | *biwrītum | *biwritum |
2nd plural | *biwrītid | *biwritud |
3rd plural | *biwrītand | *biwritun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *biwrītē | *biwritī |
2nd singular | *biwrītēs | *biwritī |
3rd singular | *biwrītē | *biwritī |
1st plural | *biwrītēm | *biwritīm |
2nd plural | *biwrītēþ | *biwritīd |
3rd plural | *biwrītēn | *biwritīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *biwrīt | |
Plural | *biwrītid | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *biwrītandī | *biwritan |