Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fraunijan

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 *fraun (“lordly, of a landlord”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*fraunijan

  1. to confiscate, to seize by law

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *fraunijan
1st sg. past *fraunidā
Infinitive *fraunijan
Genitive infin. *fraunijannjas
Dative infin. *fraunijannjē
Instrum. infin. *fraunijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *frauniju *fraunidā
2nd singular *fraunisi *fraunidēs, *fraunidōs
3rd singular *frauniþi *fraunidē, *fraunidā
1st plural *fraunijum *fraunidum
2nd plural *frauniþ *fraunidud
3rd plural *fraunijanþ *fraunidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *fraunijē *fraunidī
2nd singular *fraunijēs *fraunidī
3rd singular *fraunijē *fraunidī
1st plural *fraunijēm *fraunidīm
2nd plural *fraunijēþ *fraunidīd
3rd plural *fraunijēn *fraunidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frauni
Plural *frauniþ
Present Past
Participle *fraunijandī *fraunid

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *frōnian
    • Middle Low German: *vrȫnen
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: vörvrȫnen
  • Old High German: frōnen
    • Middle High German: frœnen, vrœnen
      • German: fröhnen
  • Old Dutch: *frōnen
    • Middle Dutch: vrônen
      • Dutch: vronen (obsolete or dialectal)
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