Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/diurijan

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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

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Etymology

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From *diurī (valuable, precious) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*diurijan

  1. to value
  2. to praise

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *diurijan
1st sg. past *diuridā
Infinitive *diurijan
Genitive infin. *diurijannjas
Dative infin. *diurijannjē
Instrum. infin. *diurijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *diuriju *diuridā
2nd singular *diurisi *diuridēs, *diuridōs
3rd singular *diuriþi *diuridē, *diuridā
1st plural *diurijum *diuridum
2nd plural *diuriþ *diuridud
3rd plural *diurijanþ *diuridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *diurijē *diuridī
2nd singular *diurijēs *diuridī
3rd singular *diurijē *diuridī
1st plural *diurijēm *diuridīm
2nd plural *diurijēþ *diuridīd
3rd plural *diurijēn *diuridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *diuri
Plural *diuriþ
Present Past
Participle *diurijandī *diurid

Descendants

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  • Old English: dīeran, dēoran, dȳran
  • Old Saxon: diurian
  • Old High German: tiuren