Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frakunnaną

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 *fra- +‎ *kunnaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸrɑ.ˈkun.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*frakunnaną

  1. to despise, scorn, mistrust

Inflection

Conjugation of (preterite-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frakann *frakunnį̄
2nd singular *frakannt *frakunnīz
3rd singular *frakann *frakunnī
1st dual *frakunnū *frakunnīw
2nd dual *frakunnudiz *frakunnīdiz
1st plural *frakunnum *frakunnīm
2nd plural *frakunnud *frakunnīd
3rd plural *frakunnun *frakunnīn
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frakunþǭ *frakunþēdį̄
2nd singular *frakunþēz *frakunþēdīz
3rd singular *frakunþē *frakunþēdī
1st dual *frakunþēdū *frakunþēdīw
2nd dual *frakunþēdudiz *frakunþēdīdiz
1st plural *frakunþēdum *frakunþēdīm
2nd plural *frakunþēdud *frakunþēdīd
3rd plural *frakunþēdun *frakunþēdīn
present past
participles *frakunnandz *frakunþaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: forcūþ (attested only in the past participle); fracoþ, fracod
  • Old High German: farkunnan, firkunnan
  • Old Norse: fyrirkunna
    • Icelandic: fyrirkunna
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (frakunnan)