Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrībaną

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 *(s)kreybʰ-. Doublet of *skrībaną.

Verb

*hrībaną[1]

  1. to scratch
  2. to snatch, to grab

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrībō *hrībaų *hrībai ?
2nd singular *hrībizi *hrībaiz *hrīb *hrībazai *hrībaizau
3rd singular *hrībidi *hrībai *hrībadau *hrībadai *hrībaidau
1st dual *hrībōz *hrībaiw
2nd dual *hrībadiz *hrībaidiz *hrībadiz
1st plural *hrībamaz *hrībaim *hrībandai *hrībaindau
2nd plural *hrībid *hrībaid *hrībid *hrībandai *hrībaindau
3rd plural *hrībandi *hrībain *hrībandau *hrībandai *hrībaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hraib *hribį̄
2nd singular *hraift *hribīz
3rd singular *hraib *hribī
1st dual *hribū *hribīw
2nd dual *hribudiz *hribīdiz
1st plural *hribum *hribīm
2nd plural *hribud *hribīd
3rd plural *hribun *hribīn
present past
participles *hrībandz *hribanaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrīban
    • Old English: hrīfnian
      • Old English: ġehrīfnian
    • Old Frisian: *hrīva, rīva
      • North Frisian: riwwe, rewe
      • Saterland Frisian: rieuwe
    • Old Frisian: hrīvia, rīvia
    • Old Dutch: *rīvan
  • Old Norse: hrífa

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrībanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 187