Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burdijan

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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.
This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *burdijaną, equivalent to *bordō (edge, border, rim) +‎ *-jan. Cognate with Old Norse byrða (to embroider, weave).

Verb[edit]

*burdijan

  1. to hem, border, skirt
  2. to lace

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *burdijan
1st sg. past *burdidā
Infinitive *burdijan
Genitive infin. *burdijannjas
Dative infin. *burdijannjē
Instrum. infin. *burdijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *burdiju *burdidā
2nd singular *burdisi *burdidēs, *burdidōs
3rd singular *burdiþi *burdidē, *burdidā
1st plural *burdijum *burdidum
2nd plural *burdiþ *burdidud
3rd plural *burdijanþ *burdidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *burdijē *burdidī
2nd singular *burdijēs *burdidī
3rd singular *burdijē *burdidī
1st plural *burdijēm *burdidīm
2nd plural *burdijēþ *burdidīd
3rd plural *burdijēn *burdidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *burdi
Plural *burdiþ
Present Past
Participle *burdijandī *burdid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: byrdan
    • >? Middle English: brouden
  • Old Saxon: burdian
  • Old High German: burten