Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þersaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθer.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þersaną

  1. to dry out, to make dry

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *þersō *þersaų *þersai ?
2nd singular *þirsizi *þersaiz *þers *þersazai *þersaizau
3rd singular *þirsidi *þersai *þersadau *þersadai *þersaidau
1st dual *þersōz *þersaiw
2nd dual *þersadiz *þersaidiz *þersadiz
1st plural *þersamaz *þersaim *þersandai *þersaindau
2nd plural *þirsid *þersaid *þirsid *þersandai *þersaindau
3rd plural *þersandi *þersain *þersandau *þersandai *þersaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *þars *þurzį̄
2nd singular *þarst *þurzīz
3rd singular *þars *þurzī
1st dual *þurzū *þurzīw
2nd dual *þurzudiz *þurzīdiz
1st plural *þurzum *þurzīm
2nd plural *þurzud *þurzīd
3rd plural *þurzun *þurzīn
present past
participles *þersandz *þurzanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Gothic: *𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍃𐌰𐌽 (*þairsan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þersanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 421-2