Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sīþaną

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 *séyt-e-ti, thematic root present to Proto-Indo-European *seyt-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːθɑnɑ̃/

Verb

*sīþaną[1]

  1. to perform magic, work charms

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sīþō *sīþaų — *sīþai ?
2nd singular *sīþizi *sīþaiz *sīþ *sīþazai *sīþaizau
3rd singular *sīþidi *sīþai *sīþadau *sīþadai *sīþaidau
1st dual *sīþōz *sīþaiw — — —
2nd dual *sīþadiz *sīþaidiz *sīþadiz — —
1st plural *sīþamaz *sīþaim — *sīþandai *sīþaindau
2nd plural *sīþid *sīþaid *sīþid *sīþandai *sīþaindau
3rd plural *sīþandi *sīþain *sīþandau *sīþandai *sīþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *saiþ *sidį̄
2nd singular *saist *sidīz
3rd singular *saiþ *sidī
1st dual *sidū *sidīw
2nd dual *sidudiz *sidīdiz
1st plural *sidum *sidīm
2nd plural *sidud *sidīd
3rd plural *sidun *sidīn
present past
participles *sīþandz *swidanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: síða

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*saida-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 421: “*sīþan-”
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