Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lauþrijan

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 *lauþrijaną. Equivalent to *lauþr (“soap”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*lauþrijan

  1. to soap
  2. to wash, clean

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *lauþrijan
1st sg. past *lauþridā
Infinitive *lauþrijan
Genitive infin. *lauþrijannjas
Dative infin. *lauþrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *lauþrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *lauþriju *lauþridā
2nd singular *lauþrisi *lauþridēs, *lauþridōs
3rd singular *lauþriþi *lauþridē, *lauþridā
1st plural *lauþrijum *lauþridum
2nd plural *lauþriþ *lauþridud
3rd plural *lauþrijanþ *lauþridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *lauþrijē *lauþridī
2nd singular *lauþrijēs *lauþridī
3rd singular *lauþrijē *lauþridī
1st plural *lauþrijēm *lauþridīm
2nd plural *lauþrijēþ *lauþridīd
3rd plural *lauþrijēn *lauþridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *lauþri
Plural *lauþriþ
Present Past
Participle *lauþrijandī *lauþrid

Descendants

  • Old English: līeþran, lȳþran, lēþran, līþran
    • Middle English: letheren, lutheren, litheren, latheren
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