Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrīban

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrībaną. Doublet of *skrīban (“to write”).

Verb

*hrīban

1. to scratch
2. to snatch, grab

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	*hrīban
1st sg. past	*hraib
3rd pl. past	*hribun
Past ptcple	*hriban
Infinitive	*hrīban
Genitive infin.	*hrībannjas
Dative infin.	*hrībannjē
Instrum. infin.	*hrībannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hrību	*hraib
2nd singular	*hrībiʀi	*hribī
3rd singular	*hrībidi	*hraib
1st plural	*hrībum	*hribum
2nd plural	*hrībid	*hribud
3rd plural	*hrīband	*hribun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hrībē	*hribī
2nd singular	*hrībēs	*hribī
3rd singular	*hrībē	*hribī
1st plural	*hrībēm	*hribīm
2nd plural	*hrībēþ	*hribīd
3rd plural	*hrībēn	*hribīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hrīb
Plural	*hrībid
	Present	Past
Participle	*hrībandī	*hriban

Descendants

• ⇒ Old English: hrīfnian
  • ⇒ Old English: ġehrīfnian
• Old Frisian: *hrīva, rīva
  • North Frisian: riwwe, rewe
  • Saterland Frisian: rieuwe
• ⇒ Old Frisian: hrīvia, rīvia
• Old Dutch: *rīvan
  • Middle Dutch: riven
    • Dutch: rijven