Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bredon
Old Dutch
Etymology
From a merger of:
- Proto-West Germanic *braidōn. Equivalent to brēt (“broad, wide”) + -on (“factitive suffix”).
- Proto-West Germanic *braidēn. Equivalent to brēt (“broad, wide”) + -on (“stative-fientive suffix”).
Verb
*brēdon
Inflection
Conjugation of *brēdon (weak class 2)
| infinitive | *brēdon | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *brēdo, *brēdon | *brēdoda |
| 2nd person singular | *brēdos | *brēdodos |
| 3rd person singular | *brēdot | *brēdoda |
| 1st person plural | *brēdon | *brēdodon |
| 2nd person plural | *brēdot | *brēdodot |
| 3rd person plural | *brēdont | *brēdodon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | *brēde | *brēdodi |
| 2nd person singular | *brēdis | *brēdodis |
| 3rd person singular | *brēde | *brēdodi |
| 1st person plural | *brēdin | *brēdodin |
| 2nd person plural | *brēdit | *brēdodit |
| 3rd person plural | *brēdin | *brēdodin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | *brēdo | |
| plural | *brēdot | |
| participle | present | past |
| *brēdondi | *brēdot, *gibrēdot | |
Alternative forms
- *breidon