Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brimman

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *brimmaną.

Verb[edit]

*brimman

  1. to drone, hum
  2. to roar

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 3
Infinitive *brimman
1st sg. past *bramm
3rd pl. past *brummun
Past ptcple *brumman
Infinitive *brimman
Genitive infin. *brimmannjas
Dative infin. *brimmannjē
Instrum. infin. *brimmannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *brimmu *bramm
2nd singular *brimmiʀi *brummī
3rd singular *brimmidi *bramm
1st plural *brimmum *brummum
2nd plural *brimmid *brummud
3rd plural *brimmand *brummun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *brimmē *brummī
2nd singular *brimmēs *brummī
3rd singular *brimmē *brummī
1st plural *brimmēm *brummīm
2nd plural *brimmēþ *brummīd
3rd plural *brimmēn *brummīn
Imperative Present
Singular *brimm
Plural *brimmid
Present Past
Participle *brimmandī *brumman

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *brimman
  • Old Dutch: *brimman
  • Old High German: *brimman