Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/writolōn

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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]

Likely derived from *writol (chatter) +‎ *-ōn, whence Old English writol.

Verb[edit]

*writolōn

  1. to chatter
  2. to whisper
  3. to lisp

Inflection[edit]

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *writolōn
1st sg. past *writolōdā
Infinitive *writolōn
Genitive infin. *writolōnijas
Dative infin. *writolōnijē
Instrum. infin. *writolōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *writolō *writolōdā
2nd singular *writolōs *writolōdēs, *writolōdōs
3rd singular *writolōþ *writolōdē, *writolōdā
1st plural *writolōm *writolōdum
2nd plural *writolōþ *writolōdud
3rd plural *writolōnþ *writolōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *writolō *writolōdī
2nd singular *writolōs *writolōdī
3rd singular *writolō *writolōdī
1st plural *writolōm *writolōdīm
2nd plural *writolōþ *writolōdīd
3rd plural *writolōn *writolōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *writolō
Plural *writolōþ
Present Past
Participle *writolōndī *writolōd

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: writolōn
  • Old High German: rizzolōn