Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwurbōną

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

Related to *hwerbaną (to turn, move).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷur.βɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hwurbōną

  1. (North Germanic) to turn, turn around
  2. (North Germanic) to look at, watch
  3. (North Germanic) to look a certain way, have a certain appearance

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwurbō *hwurbǭ *hwurbōi ?
2nd singular *hwurbōsi *hwurbōs *hwurbō *hwurbōsai *hwurbōsau
3rd singular *hwurbōþi *hwurbō *hwurbōþau *hwurbōþai *hwurbōþau
1st dual *hwurbōs *hwurbōw
2nd dual *hwurbōþiz *hwurbōþiz *hwurbōþiz
1st plural *hwurbōmaz *hwurbōm *hwurbōnþai *hwurbōnþau
2nd plural *hwurbōþ *hwurbōþ *hwurbōþ *hwurbōnþai *hwurbōnþau
3rd plural *hwurbōnþi *hwurbōn *hwurbōnþau *hwurbōnþai *hwurbōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hwurbōdǭ *hwurbōdēdį̄
2nd singular *hwurbōdēz *hwurbōdēdīz
3rd singular *hwurbōdē *hwurbōdēdī
1st dual *hwurbōdēdū *hwurbōdēdīw
2nd dual *hwurbōdēdudiz *hwurbōdēdīdiz
1st plural *hwurbōdēdum *hwurbōdēdīm
2nd plural *hwurbōdēdud *hwurbōdēdīd
3rd plural *hwurbōdēdun *hwurbōdēdīn
present past
participles *hwurbōndz *hwurbōdaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: horfa
    • Icelandic: horfa
    • Faroese: horva
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: horva

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “horfa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  2. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “horfa I”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 249