Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiþijan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *aiþ (“oath”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*aiþijan

  1. to swear an oath, to promise
  2. to inaugurate, to swear in

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *aiþijan
1st sg. past *aiþidā
Infinitive *aiþijan
Genitive infin. *aiþijannjas
Dative infin. *aiþijannjē
Instrum. infin. *aiþijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *aiþiju *aiþidā
2nd singular *aiþisi *aiþidēs, *aiþidōs
3rd singular *aiþiþi *aiþidē, *aiþidā
1st plural *aiþijum *aiþidum
2nd plural *aiþiþ *aiþidud
3rd plural *aiþijanþ *aiþidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *aiþijē *aiþidī
2nd singular *aiþijēs *aiþidī
3rd singular *aiþijē *aiþidī
1st plural *aiþijēm *aiþidīm
2nd plural *aiþijēþ *aiþidīd
3rd plural *aiþijēn *aiþidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *aiþi
Plural *aiþiþ
Present Past
Participle *aiþijandī *aiþid

Descendants

  • Old English: ǣþan
  • Old Frisian: ētha
  • Old Saxon: *ēþian
  • Old Dutch: *ēþen
  • Old High German: *eiden
    • Middle High German: eiden
    • ⇒ Old High German: gieiden
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