Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lesaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *les- (to gather). Cognate with Lithuanian lèsti (to pick, peck).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lesaną

  1. to gather, collect

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *lesō *lesaų *lesai ?
2nd singular *lisizi *lesaiz *les *lesazai *lesaizau
3rd singular *lisidi *lesai *lesadau *lesadai *lesaidau
1st dual *lesōz *lesaiw
2nd dual *lesadiz *lesaidiz *lesadiz
1st plural *lesamaz *lesaim *lesandai *lesaindau
2nd plural *lisid *lesaid *lisid *lesandai *lesaindau
3rd plural *lesandi *lesain *lesandau *lesandai *lesaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *las *lēzį̄
2nd singular *last *lēzīz
3rd singular *las *lēzī
1st dual *lēzū *lēzīw
2nd dual *lēzudiz *lēzīdiz
1st plural *lēzum *lēzīm
2nd plural *lēzud *lēzīd
3rd plural *lēzun *lēzīn
present past
participles *lesandz *lezanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lesan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 331-2