Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lauþrijaną

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 *lauþrą (soap) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑʊ̯.θri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lauþrijaną

  1. to soap
  2. to wash, to clean

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lauþrijō *lauþrijaų *lauþrijai ?
2nd singular *lauþrīsi *lauþrijais *lauþrī *lauþrijasai *lauþrijaisau
3rd singular *lauþrīþi *lauþrijai *lauþrijaþau *lauþrijaþai *lauþrijaiþau
1st dual *lauþrijōs *lauþrijaiw
2nd dual *lauþrijaþiz *lauþrijaiþiz *lauþrijaþiz
1st plural *lauþrijamaz *lauþrijaim *lauþrijanþai *lauþrijainþau
2nd plural *lauþrīþ *lauþrijaiþ *lauþrīþ *lauþrijanþai *lauþrijainþau
3rd plural *lauþrijanþi *lauþrijain *lauþrijanþau *lauþrijanþai *lauþrijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lauþridǭ *lauþridēdį̄
2nd singular *lauþridēz *lauþridēdīz
3rd singular *lauþridē *lauþridēdī
1st dual *lauþridēdū *lauþridēdīw
2nd dual *lauþridēdudiz *lauþridēdīdiz
1st plural *lauþridēdum *lauþridēdīm
2nd plural *lauþridēdud *lauþridēdīd
3rd plural *lauþridēdun *lauþridēdīn
present past
participles *lauþrijandz *lauþridaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lauþrijan
    • Old English: līeþran, lȳþran, lēþran, līþran
      • Middle English: letheren, lutheren, litheren, latheren
  • Old Norse: leyðra
    • Icelandic: leyðra
    • Swedish: löddra, loddra