Reconstruction:Old Saxon/tunian

This Old Saxon 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.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan.

Verb

*tūnian

  1. to make a fence
  2. to enclose, by extension to close

Conjugation

Conjugation of *tūnian (weak class 1)
infinitive *tūnian
indicative present past
1st person singular *tūniu *tunda
2nd person singular *tūnis *tundes
3rd person singular *tūnid *tunda
plural *tūniad *tundun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *tūnie *tundi
2nd person singular *tūnies *tundis
3rd person singular *tūnie *tundi
plural *tūnien *tundin
imperative present
singular *tūni
plural *tūniad
participle present past
*tūniandi *gitūnid, *tūnid

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: tûnen, tü̂nen, tunen
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