Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swarjaną

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 *swer- (to resound loudly, swear).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑr.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swarjaną

  1. to swear (an oath)

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 6 j-present)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swarjō *swarjaų *swarjai ?
2nd singular *swarisi *swarjais *swari *swarjasai *swarjaisau
3rd singular *swariþi *swarjai *swarjaþau *swarjaþai *swarjaiþau
1st dual *swarjōs *swarjaiw
2nd dual *swarjaþiz *swarjaiþiz *swarjaþiz
1st plural *swarjamaz *swarjaim *swarjanþai *swarjainþau
2nd plural *swariþ *swarjaiþ *swariþ *swarjanþai *swarjainþau
3rd plural *swarjanþi *swarjain *swarjanþau *swarjanþai *swarjainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swōr *swōrį̄
2nd singular *swōrt *swōrīz
3rd singular *swōr *swōrī
1st dual *swōrū *swōrīw
2nd dual *swōrudiz *swōrīdiz
1st plural *swōrum *swōrīm
2nd plural *swōrud *swōrīd
3rd plural *swōrun *swōrīn
present past
participles *swarjandz *swuranaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swar(j)an-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 496