Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagrijaną

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 *fagraz (suitable, fitting, appropriate, nice) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.ɣri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fagrijaną[1]

  1. to make suitable

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fagrijō *fagrijaų *fagrijai ?
2nd singular *fagrīsi *fagrijais *fagrī *fagrijasai *fagrijaisau
3rd singular *fagrīþi *fagrijai *fagrijaþau *fagrijaþai *fagrijaiþau
1st dual *fagrijōs *fagrijaiw
2nd dual *fagrijaþiz *fagrijaiþiz *fagrijaþiz
1st plural *fagrijamaz *fagrijaim *fagrijanþai *fagrijainþau
2nd plural *fagrīþ *fagrijaiþ *fagrīþ *fagrijanþai *fagrijainþau
3rd plural *fagrijanþi *fagrijain *fagrijanþau *fagrijanþai *fagrijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *fagridǭ *fagridēdį̄
2nd singular *fagridēz *fagridēdīz
3rd singular *fagridē *fagridēdī
1st dual *fagridēdū *fagridēdīw
2nd dual *fagridēdudiz *fagridēdīdiz
1st plural *fagridēdum *fagridēdīm
2nd plural *fagridēdud *fagridēdīd
3rd plural *fagridēdun *fagridēdīn
present past
participles *fagrijandz *fagridaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: fegra
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gafahrjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fagrjanan~*faxrjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 89