Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swerbaną

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 *swerbʰ- (“to turn; wipe; sweep”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswer.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swerbaną

  1. to rub; wipe; polish
  2. to file

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swerbō *swerbaų — *swerbai ?
2nd singular *swirbizi *swerbaiz *swerb *swerbazai *swerbaizau
3rd singular *swirbidi *swerbai *swerbadau *swerbadai *swerbaidau
1st dual *swerbōz *swerbaiw — — —
2nd dual *swerbadiz *swerbaidiz *swerbadiz — —
1st plural *swerbamaz *swerbaim — *swerbandai *swerbaindau
2nd plural *swirbid *swerbaid *swirbid *swerbandai *swerbaindau
3rd plural *swerbandi *swerbain *swerbandau *swerbandai *swerbaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swarb *swurbį̄
2nd singular *swarft *swurbīz
3rd singular *swarb *swurbī
1st dual *swurbū *swurbīw
2nd dual *swurbudiz *swurbīdiz
1st plural *swurbum *swurbīm
2nd plural *swurbud *swurbīd
3rd plural *swurbun *swurbīn
present past
participles *swerbandz *swurbanaz

Descendants

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