Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrōmijan

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 *hrōmi (“fame”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*hrōmijan

  1. to make famous, praise
  2. to boast
  3. to cry, shout

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *hrōmijan
1st sg. past *hrōmidā
Infinitive *hrōmijan
Genitive infin. *hrōmijannjas
Dative infin. *hrōmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *hrōmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *hrōmiju *hrōmidā
2nd singular *hrōmisi *hrōmidēs, *hrōmidōs
3rd singular *hrōmiþi *hrōmidē, *hrōmidā
1st plural *hrōmijum *hrōmidum
2nd plural *hrōmiþ *hrōmidud
3rd plural *hrōmijanþ *hrōmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *hrōmijē *hrōmidī
2nd singular *hrōmijēs *hrōmidī
3rd singular *hrōmijē *hrōmidī
1st plural *hrōmijēm *hrōmidīm
2nd plural *hrōmijēþ *hrōmidīd
3rd plural *hrōmijēn *hrōmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *hrōmi
Plural *hrōmiþ
Present Past
Participle *hrōmijandī *hrōmid

Descendants

  • Old English: hrœ̄man, hrēman (seems to be confused/conflated with *hraumijan)
  • Old Saxon: hrōmian
  • Old Dutch: *ruomen
  • Old High German: ruomen
    • Middle High German: rüehmen
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.