Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magrijaną

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 *magraz (“meager”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɣ.ri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*magrijaną[1]

  1. to make meager, to make lose weight

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *magrijō *magrijaų — *magrijai ?
2nd singular *magrīsi *magrijais *magrī *magrijasai *magrijaisau
3rd singular *magrīþi *magrijai *magrijaþau *magrijaþai *magrijaiþau
1st dual *magrijōs *magrijaiw — — —
2nd dual *magrijaþiz *magrijaiþiz *magrijaþiz — —
1st plural *magrijamaz *magrijaim — *magrijanþai *magrijainþau
2nd plural *magrīþ *magrijaiþ *magrīþ *magrijanþai *magrijainþau
3rd plural *magrijanþi *magrijain *magrijanþau *magrijanþai *magrijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *magridǭ *magridēdį̄
2nd singular *magridēz *magridēdīz
3rd singular *magridē *magridēdī
1st dual *magridēdū *magridēdīw
2nd dual *magridēdudiz *magridēdīdiz
1st plural *magridēdum *magridēdīm
2nd plural *magridēdud *magridēdīd
3rd plural *magridēdun *magridēdīn
present past
participles *magrijandz *magridaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *magrijan
    • Old English: mægerian
    • Old Saxon: *magerian
    • Old Dutch: *mageren
    • Old High German: magaren
      • Middle High German: mageren, megeren
        • German: magern
  • Old Norse: megra

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*magrjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
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