Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waiþijaną

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 *waiþiz, *waiþō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*waiþijaną

  1. to hunt, pursue
  2. to graze, feed

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waiþijō *waiþijaų — *waiþijai ?
2nd singular *waiþīsi *waiþijais *waiþī *waiþijasai *waiþijaisau
3rd singular *waiþīþi *waiþijai *waiþijaþau *waiþijaþai *waiþijaiþau
1st dual *waiþijōs *waiþijaiw — — —
2nd dual *waiþijaþiz *waiþijaiþiz *waiþijaþiz — —
1st plural *waiþijamaz *waiþijaim — *waiþijanþai *waiþijainþau
2nd plural *waiþīþ *waiþijaiþ *waiþīþ *waiþijanþai *waiþijainþau
3rd plural *waiþijanþi *waiþijain *waiþijanþau *waiþijanþai *waiþijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *waiþidǭ *waiþidēdį̄
2nd singular *waiþidēz *waiþidēdīz
3rd singular *waiþidē *waiþidēdī
1st dual *waiþidēdū *waiþidēdīw
2nd dual *waiþidēdudiz *waiþidēdīdiz
1st plural *waiþidēdum *waiþidēdīm
2nd plural *waiþidēdud *waiþidēdīd
3rd plural *waiþidēdun *waiþidēdīn
present past
participles *waiþijandz *waiþidaz

Synonyms

  • *waiþōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *waiþijan
  • Old Norse: veiða
    • Icelandic: veiða
    • Faroese: veiða
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: veida
    • Old Swedish: vēþa, vedha
      • Swedish: (obsolete) veda
    • Old Danish: wethæ

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*waiþjanan ~ *waiþōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 441
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