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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hreuwan

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną.

    Verb

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    *hreuwan[1]

    1. to cause pain, regret

    Inflection

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    Strong class 2
    Infinitive *hreuwan
    1st sg. past *hrauw
    3rd pl. past *hruwun
    Past ptcple *hrowan
    Infinitive *hreuwan
    Genitive infin. *hreuwannjas
    Dative infin. *hreuwannjē
    Instrum. infin. *hreuwannju
    Indicative Present Past
    1st singular *hreuwu *hrauw
    2nd singular *hriuwiʀi *hruwī
    3rd singular *hriuwidi *hrauw
    1st plural *hreuwum *hruwum
    2nd plural *hriuwid *hruwud
    3rd plural *hreuwand *hruwun
    Subjunctive Present Past
    1st singular *hreuwē *hruwī
    2nd singular *hreuwēs *hruwī
    3rd singular *hreuwē *hruwī
    1st plural *hreuwēm *hruwīm
    2nd plural *hreuwēþ *hruwīd
    3rd plural *hreuwēn *hruwīn
    Imperative Present
    Singular *hriuw
    Plural *hriuwid
    Present Past
    Participle *hreuwandī *hrowan

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014), The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130:PWGmc *hreuwan