Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frōbrijan

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 *frōbru (“solace, comfort”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*frōbrijan

  1. to comfort, console

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *frōbrijan
1st sg. past *frōbridā
Infinitive *frōbrijan
Genitive infin. *frōbrijannjas
Dative infin. *frōbrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *frōbrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *frōbriju *frōbridā
2nd singular *frōbrisi *frōbridēs, *frōbridōs
3rd singular *frōbriþi *frōbridē, *frōbridā
1st plural *frōbrijum *frōbridum
2nd plural *frōbriþ *frōbridud
3rd plural *frōbrijanþ *frōbridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *frōbrijē *frōbridī
2nd singular *frōbrijēs *frōbridī
3rd singular *frōbrijē *frōbridī
1st plural *frōbrijēm *frōbridīm
2nd plural *frōbrijēþ *frōbridīd
3rd plural *frōbrijēn *frōbridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frōbri
Plural *frōbriþ
Present Past
Participle *frōbrijandī *frōbrid

Descendants

  • Old English: frēfran, frēfrian
  • Old Saxon: frōvrian
  • Old High German: fluobaren, fluobiren, fluobren (with dissimilation of the first -r-)
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