Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rignijan

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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 *rignijaną. Equivalent to *regn (rain) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*rignijan

  1. to rain

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *rignijan
1st sg. past *rignidā
Infinitive *rignijan
Genitive infin. *rignijannjas
Dative infin. *rignijannjē
Instrum. infin. *rignijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rigniju *rignidā
2nd singular *rignisi *rignidēs, *rignidōs
3rd singular *rigniþi *rignidē, *rignidā
1st plural *rignijum *rignidum
2nd plural *rigniþ *rignidud
3rd plural *rignijanþ *rignidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rignijē *rignidī
2nd singular *rignijēs *rignidī
3rd singular *rignijē *rignidī
1st plural *rignijēm *rignidīm
2nd plural *rignijēþ *rignidīd
3rd plural *rignijēn *rignidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rigni
Plural *rigniþ
Present Past
Participle *rignijandī *rignid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: riġnan, rīnan