Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hunþijan

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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]

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Verb[edit]

*hunþijan[1]

  1. to plunder
  2. to take captive

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hunþijan
1st sg. past *hunþidā
Infinitive *hunþijan
Genitive infin. *hunþijannjas
Dative infin. *hunþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hunþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hunþiju *hunþidā
2nd singular *hunþisi *hunþidēs, *hunþidōs
3rd singular *hunþiþi *hunþidē, *hunþidā
1st plural *hunþijum *hunþidum
2nd plural *hunþiþ *hunþidud
3rd plural *hunþijanþ *hunþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hunþijē *hunþidī
2nd singular *hunþijēs *hunþidī
3rd singular *hunþijē *hunþidī
1st plural *hunþijēm *hunþidīm
2nd plural *hunþijēþ *hunþidīd
3rd plural *hunþijēn *hunþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hunþi
Plural *hunþiþ
Present Past
Participle *hunþijandī *hunþid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: hȳþan
  • Old High German: firhunden

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225:PWGmc *hunþijan