Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hradjaną

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

Equivalent to *hradaz (“fast”) +‎ *-janą; the original meaning was probably "to be quick", which underwent semantic shift > "to drive, save".[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑð.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hradjaną[1][2]

  1. (West Germanic) to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hradjō *hradjaų — *hradjai ?
2nd singular *hradisi *hradjais *hradi *hradjasai *hradjaisau
3rd singular *hradiþi *hradjai *hradjaþau *hradjaþai *hradjaiþau
1st dual *hradjōs *hradjaiw — — —
2nd dual *hradjaþiz *hradjaiþiz *hradjaþiz — —
1st plural *hradjamaz *hradjaim — *hradjanþai *hradjainþau
2nd plural *hradiþ *hradjaiþ *hradiþ *hradjanþai *hradjainþau
3rd plural *hradjanþi *hradjain *hradjanþau *hradjanþai *hradjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hradidǭ *hradidēdį̄
2nd singular *hradidēz *hradidēdīz
3rd singular *hradidē *hradidēdī
1st dual *hradidēdū *hradidēdīw
2nd dual *hradidēdudiz *hradidēdīdiz
1st plural *hradidēdum *hradidēdīm
2nd plural *hradidēdud *hradidēdīd
3rd plural *hradidēdun *hradidēdīn
present past
participles *hradjandz *hradidaz

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hraþa- ~ *hrada-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243: “*hradjan-”
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrađjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183
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