Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swiknijan

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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.
This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *swiknijaną.

Verb[edit]

*swiknijan

  1. to purify, cleanse
  2. to absolve

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swiknijan
1st sg. past *swiknidā
Infinitive *swiknijan
Genitive infin. *swiknijannjas
Dative infin. *swiknijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swiknijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swikniju *swiknidā
2nd singular *swiknisi *swiknidēs, *swiknidōs
3rd singular *swikniþi *swiknidē, *swiknidā
1st plural *swiknijum *swiknidum
2nd plural *swikniþ *swiknidud
3rd plural *swiknijanþ *swiknidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swiknijē *swiknidī
2nd singular *swiknijēs *swiknidī
3rd singular *swiknijē *swiknidī
1st plural *swiknijēm *swiknidīm
2nd plural *swiknijēþ *swiknidīd
3rd plural *swiknijēn *swiknidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swikni
Plural *swikniþ
Present Past
Participle *swiknijandī *swiknid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: swicnan