Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snaisijaną

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 *snaisō (skewer, spit) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsnɑi̯.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*snaisijaną[1]

  1. to skewer, to spit, to impale
  2. to line up

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snaisijō *snaisijaų *snaisijai ?
2nd singular *snaisīsi *snaisijais *snaisī *snaisijasai *snaisijaisau
3rd singular *snaisīþi *snaisijai *snaisijaþau *snaisijaþai *snaisijaiþau
1st dual *snaisijōs *snaisijaiw
2nd dual *snaisijaþiz *snaisijaiþiz *snaisijaþiz
1st plural *snaisijamaz *snaisijaim *snaisijanþai *snaisijainþau
2nd plural *snaisīþ *snaisijaiþ *snaisīþ *snaisijanþai *snaisijainþau
3rd plural *snaisijanþi *snaisijain *snaisijanþau *snaisijanþai *snaisijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *snaisidǭ *snaisidēdį̄
2nd singular *snaisidēz *snaisidēdīz
3rd singular *snaisidē *snaisidēdī
1st dual *snaisidēdū *snaisidēdīw
2nd dual *snaisidēdudiz *snaisidēdīdiz
1st plural *snaisidēdum *snaisidēdīm
2nd plural *snaisidēdud *snaisidēdīd
3rd plural *snaisidēdun *snaisidēdīn
present past
participles *snaisijandz *snaisidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snaisijan
    • Old English: snǣsan
    • Old High German: *sneisen
      • Middle High German: sneisen
  • Old Norse: sneisa
    • Icelandic: sneisa

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*snaisjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356