Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrespaną

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 earlier *hrepspaną, *hrepsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreb-, *(s)krebʰ- (to turn; bend; shrink), from *(s)ker- (to turn; bend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxres.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hrespaną

  1. to tear; rip
  2. to plunder

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrespō *hrespaų *hrespai ?
2nd singular *hrispizi *hrespaiz *hresp *hrespazai *hrespaizau
3rd singular *hrispidi *hrespai *hrespadau *hrespadai *hrespaidau
1st dual *hrespōz *hrespaiw
2nd dual *hrespadiz *hrespaidiz *hrespadiz
1st plural *hrespamaz *hrespaim *hrespandai *hrespaindau
2nd plural *hrispid *hrespaid *hrispid *hrespandai *hrespaindau
3rd plural *hrespandi *hrespain *hrespandau *hrespandai *hrespaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hrasp *hruspį̄
2nd singular *hrasft *hruspīz
3rd singular *hrasp *hruspī
1st dual *hruspū *hruspīw
2nd dual *hruspudiz *hruspīdiz
1st plural *hruspum *hruspīm
2nd plural *hruspud *hruspīd
3rd plural *hruspun *hruspīn
present past
participles *hrespandz *hruspanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrespan
    • Old English: ġehrespan
    • Old Frisian: hrespa
    • Old High German: hrespan, respan