Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīkisōn

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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 *rīkī (kingdom, realm) +‎ *isōn.

Verb[edit]

*rīkisōn[1]

  1. to rule, reign

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *rīkisōn
1st sg. past *rīkisōdā
Infinitive *rīkisōn
Genitive infin. *rīkisōnijas
Dative infin. *rīkisōnijē
Instrum. infin. *rīkisōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rīkisō *rīkisōdā
2nd singular *rīkisōs *rīkisōdēs, *rīkisōdōs
3rd singular *rīkisōþ *rīkisōdē, *rīkisōdā
1st plural *rīkisōm *rīkisōdum
2nd plural *rīkisōþ *rīkisōdud
3rd plural *rīkisōnþ *rīkisōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rīkisō *rīkisōdī
2nd singular *rīkisōs *rīkisōdī
3rd singular *rīkisō *rīkisōdī
1st plural *rīkisōm *rīkisōdīm
2nd plural *rīkisōþ *rīkisōdīd
3rd plural *rīkisōn *rīkisōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rīkisō
Plural *rīkisōþ
Present Past
Participle *rīkisōndī *rīkisōd

Related terms[edit]

  • *rīkilōn
    • Old English: rīxlian

Descendants[edit]

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 130:*rīkisōn