Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bittrōn

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 *bitr (“bitter”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*bittrōn

  1. to make bitter
  2. to become bitter
  3. to be angry

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *bittrōn
1st sg. past *bittrōdā
Infinitive *bittrōn
Genitive infin. *bittrōnijas
Dative infin. *bittrōnijē
Instrum. infin. *bittrōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *bittrō *bittrōdā
2nd singular *bittrōs *bittrōdēs, *bittrōdōs
3rd singular *bittrōþ *bittrōdē, *bittrōdā
1st plural *bittrōm *bittrōdum
2nd plural *bittrōþ *bittrōdud
3rd plural *bittrōnþ *bittrōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *bittrō *bittrōdī
2nd singular *bittrōs *bittrōdī
3rd singular *bittrō *bittrōdī
1st plural *bittrōm *bittrōdīm
2nd plural *bittrōþ *bittrōdīd
3rd plural *bittrōn *bittrōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *bittrō
Plural *bittrōþ
Present Past
Participle *bittrōndī *bittrōd

Descendants

  • Old English: biterian, bitrian
  • Old Frisian: *bitria
    • West Frisian: bitterje
  • Old Saxon: bittron
  • Old Dutch: *bitteron
  • Old High German: bittarōn
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