Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niuhsijan
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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 *niuhsijaną.
Verb[edit]
*niuhsijan[1]
- to spy
- to investigate
Inflection[edit]
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *niuhsijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *niuhsidā | |
| Infinitive | *niuhsijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *niuhsijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *niuhsijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *niuhsijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *niuhsiju | *niuhsidā |
| 2nd singular | *niuhsisi | *niuhsidēs, *niuhsidōs |
| 3rd singular | *niuhsiþi | *niuhsidē, *niuhsidā |
| 1st plural | *niuhsijum | *niuhsidum |
| 2nd plural | *niuhsiþ | *niuhsidud |
| 3rd plural | *niuhsijanþ | *niuhsidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *niuhsijē | *niuhsidī |
| 2nd singular | *niuhsijēs | *niuhsidī |
| 3rd singular | *niuhsijē | *niuhsidī |
| 1st plural | *niuhsijēm | *niuhsidīm |
| 2nd plural | *niuhsijēþ | *niuhsidīd |
| 3rd plural | *niuhsijēn | *niuhsidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *niuhsi | |
| Plural | *niuhsiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *niuhsijandī | *niuhsid |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 157: “PWGmc *niuhsijan”