Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swīþaną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *swey- (“to burn”), which could be an extension of *sew- (“to braise”). Compare Avestan 𐬒𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (x́vaēna, “red-hot, glowing”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)swoy-no-.[1]
Verb
*swīþaną[1]
Inflection
| active voice | passive voice | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | |
| 1st singular | *swīþō | *swīþaų | — | *swīþai | ? | |
| 2nd singular | *swīþizi | *swīþaiz | *swīþ | *swīþazai | *swīþaizau | |
| 3rd singular | *swīþidi | *swīþai | *swīþadau | *swīþadai | *swīþaidau | |
| 1st dual | *swīþōz | *swīþaiw | — | — | — | |
| 2nd dual | *swīþadiz | *swīþaidiz | *swīþadiz | — | — | |
| 1st plural | *swīþamaz | *swīþaim | — | *swīþandai | *swīþaindau | |
| 2nd plural | *swīþid | *swīþaid | *swīþid | *swīþandai | *swīþaindau | |
| 3rd plural | *swīþandi | *swīþain | *swīþandau | *swīþandai | *swīþaindau | |
| past tense | indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| 1st singular | *swaiþ | *swidį̄ | ||||
| 2nd singular | *swaist | *swidīz | ||||
| 3rd singular | *swaiþ | *swidī | ||||
| 1st dual | *swidū | *swidīw | ||||
| 2nd dual | *swidudiz | *swidīdiz | ||||
| 1st plural | *swidum | *swidīm | ||||
| 2nd plural | *swidud | *swidīd | ||||
| 3rd plural | *swidun | *swidīn | ||||
| present | past | |||||
| participles | *swīþandz | *swidanaz | ||||
Related terms
- *seuþaną (possibly)