Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frawurkijan

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 Proto-Germanic *frawurkijaną. Equivalent to *fra- +‎ *wurkijan.

Verb

*frawurkijan

  1. to work ill, do wrong, sin

Inflection

Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *frawurkijan
1st sg. past *fraworhtā
Infinitive *frawurkijan
Genitive infin. *frawurkijannjas
Dative infin. *frawurkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *frawurkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *frawurkiju *fraworhtā
2nd singular *frawurkisi *fraworhtēs, *fraworhtōs
3rd singular *frawurkiþi *fraworhtē, *fraworhtā
1st plural *frawurkijum *fraworhtum
2nd plural *frawurkiþ *fraworhtud
3rd plural *frawurkijanþ *fraworhtun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *frawurkijē *fraworhtī
2nd singular *frawurkijēs *fraworhtī
3rd singular *frawurkijē *fraworhtī
1st plural *frawurkijēm *fraworhtīm
2nd plural *frawurkijēþ *fraworhtīd
3rd plural *frawurkijēn *fraworhtīn
Imperative Present
Singular *frawurki
Plural *frawurkiþ
Present Past
Participle *frawurkijandī *fraworht

Descendants

  • Old English: forwyrcan
    • Middle English: forwurchen
  • Old Saxon: farwirkian
  • Old High German: firwurken
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