Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wiþrakweþan

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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 *wiþra- +‎ *kweþan.

Verb[edit]

*wiþrakweþan

  1. to speak against or contrary to
  2. to unsay

Synonyms[edit]

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 5
Infinitive *wiþrakweþan
1st sg. past *wiþrakwaþ
3rd pl. past *wiþrakwādun
Past ptcple *wiþrakwedan
Infinitive *wiþrakweþan
Genitive infin. *wiþrakweþannjas
Dative infin. *wiþrakweþannjē
Instrum. infin. *wiþrakweþannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wiþrakweþu *wiþrakwaþ
2nd singular *wiþrakwiþiʀi *wiþrakwādī
3rd singular *wiþrakwiþidi *wiþrakwaþ
1st plural *wiþrakweþum *wiþrakwādum
2nd plural *wiþrakwiþid *wiþrakwādud
3rd plural *wiþrakweþand *wiþrakwādun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wiþrakweþē *wiþrakwādī
2nd singular *wiþrakweþēs *wiþrakwādī
3rd singular *wiþrakweþē *wiþrakwādī
1st plural *wiþrakweþēm *wiþrakwādīm
2nd plural *wiþrakweþēþ *wiþrakwādīd
3rd plural *wiþrakweþēn *wiþrakwādīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wiþrakwiþ
Plural *wiþrakwiþid
Present Past
Participle *wiþrakweþandī *wiþrakwedan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: wiþercweþan
  • Old High German: widarkwedan, widarquedan