Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grasōną

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 *grasą (grass) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɑ.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*grasōną

  1. to feed on grass; graze

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *grasō *grasǭ *grasōi ?
2nd singular *grasōsi *grasōs *grasō *grasōsai *grasōsau
3rd singular *grasōþi *grasō *grasōþau *grasōþai *grasōþau
1st dual *grasōs *grasōw
2nd dual *grasōþiz *grasōþiz *grasōþiz
1st plural *grasōmaz *grasōm *grasōnþai *grasōnþau
2nd plural *grasōþ *grasōþ *grasōþ *grasōnþai *grasōnþau
3rd plural *grasōnþi *grasōn *grasōnþau *grasōnþai *grasōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *grasōdǭ *grasōdēdį̄
2nd singular *grasōdēz *grasōdēdīz
3rd singular *grasōdē *grasōdēdī
1st dual *grasōdēdū *grasōdēdīw
2nd dual *grasōdēdudiz *grasōdēdīdiz
1st plural *grasōdēdum *grasōdēdīm
2nd plural *grasōdēdud *grasōdēdīd
3rd plural *grasōdēdun *grasōdēdīn
present past
participles *grasōndz *grasōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grasōn
    • Old Frisian: gersia
      • West Frisian: gerskje
    • Old Saxon: grasōn
    • Old Dutch: *grason
    • Old High German: grasōn
  • Old Norse: grasa