Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnīganą

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxniː.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnīganą[1][2]

  1. (Northwest Germanic) alternative form of *hnīwaną

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnīgō *hnīgaų *hnīgai ?
2nd singular *hnīgizi *hnīgaiz *hnīg *hnīgazai *hnīgaizau
3rd singular *hnīgidi *hnīgai *hnīgadau *hnīgadai *hnīgaidau
1st dual *hnīgōz *hnīgaiw
2nd dual *hnīgadiz *hnīgaidiz *hnīgadiz
1st plural *hnīgamaz *hnīgaim *hnīgandai *hnīgaindau
2nd plural *hnīgid *hnīgaid *hnīgid *hnīgandai *hnīgaindau
3rd plural *hnīgandi *hnīgain *hnīgandau *hnīgandai *hnīgaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hnaig *hnigį̄
2nd singular *hnaiht *hnigīz
3rd singular *hnaig *hnigī
1st dual *hnigū *hnigīw
2nd dual *hnigudiz *hnigīdiz
1st plural *hnigum *hnigīm
2nd plural *hnigud *hnigīd
3rd plural *hnigun *hnigīn
present past
participles *hnīgandz *hniganaz

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hnīwan-~*hnīgan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 236-237
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xnīʒwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180