Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swartijan

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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 *swartijaną. Equivalent to *swart (black) +‎ *-jan.

Verb[edit]

*swartijan

  1. to make black, to blacken

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swartijan
1st sg. past *swartidā
Infinitive *swartijan
Genitive infin. *swartijannjas
Dative infin. *swartijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swartijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swartiju *swartidā
2nd singular *swartisi *swartidēs, *swartidōs
3rd singular *swartiþi *swartidē, *swartidā
1st plural *swartijum *swartidum
2nd plural *swartiþ *swartidud
3rd plural *swartijanþ *swartidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swartijē *swartidī
2nd singular *swartijēs *swartidī
3rd singular *swartijē *swartidī
1st plural *swartijēm *swartidīm
2nd plural *swartijēþ *swartidīd
3rd plural *swartijēn *swartidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swarti
Plural *swartiþ
Present Past
Participle *swartijandī *swartid

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