Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrakkjan

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *wrakjaną. A causative verb related to the strong verb *wrekan

Verb

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*wrakkjan

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to track, to follow
  2. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to persecute

Inflection

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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wrakkjan
1st sg. past *wrakidā
Infinitive *wrakkjan
Genitive infin. *wrakkjannjas
Dative infin. *wrakkjannjē
Instrum. infin. *wrakkjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wrakkju *wrakidā
2nd singular *wrakisi *wrakidēs, *wrakidōs
3rd singular *wrakiþi *wrakidē, *wrakidā
1st plural *wrakkjum *wrakidum
2nd plural *wrakiþ *wrakidud
3rd plural *wrakkjanþ *wrakidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wrakkjē *wrakidī
2nd singular *wrakkjēs *wrakidī
3rd singular *wrakkjē *wrakidī
1st plural *wrakkjēm *wrakidīm
2nd plural *wrakkjēþ *wrakidīd
3rd plural *wrakkjēn *wrakidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wraki
Plural *wrakiþ
Present Past
Participle *wrakkjandī *wrakid

Descendants

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  • Old English: wreccan