Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrītaną

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

Compare *skrītaną, pointing to mobile *(s)-. Both are “chiming words” to *wrītaną, which might have resulted in mutually influencing semantics.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hrītaną

  1. to scratch, carve
  2. to rip
  3. to tear, pull

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrītō *hrītaų — *hrītai ?
2nd singular *hrītizi *hrītaiz *hrīt *hrītazai *hrītaizau
3rd singular *hrītidi *hrītai *hrītadau *hrītadai *hrītaidau
1st dual *hrītōz *hrītaiw — — —
2nd dual *hrītadiz *hrītaidiz *hrītadiz — —
1st plural *hrītamaz *hrītaim — *hrītandai *hrītaindau
2nd plural *hrītid *hrītaid *hrītid *hrītandai *hrītaindau
3rd plural *hrītandi *hrītain *hrītandau *hrītandai *hrītaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrait *hritį̄
2nd singular *hraist *hritīz
3rd singular *hrait *hritī
1st dual *hritū *hritīw
2nd dual *hritudiz *hritīdiz
1st plural *hritum *hritīm
2nd plural *hritud *hritīd
3rd plural *hritun *hritīn
present past
participles *hrītandz *hritanaz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrītan
    • Old English: *hrītan
    • Old Frisian: *hrīta
    • Old Saxon: hrītan
    • Old Dutch: *rītan
    • Old High German: rīȥan
  • Old Norse: hríta

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wrītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 473
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