Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skarjaną

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 *skeraną (to shave, shear) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈskɑr.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*skarjaną[1]

  1. to seperate, divide
  2. to allot

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skarjō *skarjaų *skarjai ?
2nd singular *skarisi *skarjais *skari *skarjasai *skarjaisau
3rd singular *skariþi *skarjai *skarjaþau *skarjaþai *skarjaiþau
1st dual *skarjōs *skarjaiw
2nd dual *skarjaþiz *skarjaiþiz *skarjaþiz
1st plural *skarjamaz *skarjaim *skarjanþai *skarjainþau
2nd plural *skariþ *skarjaiþ *skariþ *skarjanþai *skarjainþau
3rd plural *skarjanþi *skarjain *skarjanþau *skarjanþai *skarjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *skaridǭ *skaridēdį̄
2nd singular *skaridēz *skaridēdīz
3rd singular *skaridē *skaridēdī
1st dual *skaridēdū *skaridēdīw
2nd dual *skaridēdudiz *skaridēdīdiz
1st plural *skaridēdum *skaridēdīm
2nd plural *skaridēdud *skaridēdīd
3rd plural *skaridēdun *skaridēdīn
present past
participles *skarjandz *skaridaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *skarjan
    • Old English: sċirian, sċyrian
    • Old Saxon: skerian
    • Old Dutch: *skerien
    • Old High German: skerien
  • Gothic: *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*skarjan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*skarjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 335