Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kerʀan

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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]

From Proto-Germanic *kerzaną.

Verb[edit]

*kerʀan

  1. to creak
  2. to cry

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 3
Infinitive *kerʀan
1st sg. past *karʀ
3rd pl. past *kurʀun
Past ptcple *korʀan
Infinitive *kerʀan
Genitive infin. *kerʀannjas
Dative infin. *kerʀannjē
Instrum. infin. *kerʀannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *kerʀu *karʀ
2nd singular *kirʀiʀi *kurʀī
3rd singular *kirʀidi *karʀ
1st plural *kerʀum *kurʀum
2nd plural *kirʀid *kurʀud
3rd plural *kerʀand *kurʀun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *kerʀē *kurʀī
2nd singular *kerʀēs *kurʀī
3rd singular *kerʀē *kurʀī
1st plural *kerʀēm *kurʀīm
2nd plural *kerʀēþ *kurʀīd
3rd plural *kerʀēn *kurʀīn
Imperative Present
Singular *kirʀ
Plural *kirʀid
Present Past
Participle *kerʀandī *korʀan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: ċeorran
  • Old Dutch: *kerran
  • Old High German: kerran, cherran