Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīmijan

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 *rīm (“calculation, number”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*rīmijan

  1. to count, enumerate

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *rīmijan
1st sg. past *rīmidā
Infinitive *rīmijan
Genitive infin. *rīmijannjas
Dative infin. *rīmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *rīmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rīmiju *rīmidā
2nd singular *rīmisi *rīmidēs, *rīmidōs
3rd singular *rīmiþi *rīmidē, *rīmidā
1st plural *rīmijum *rīmidum
2nd plural *rīmiþ *rīmidud
3rd plural *rīmijanþ *rīmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rīmijē *rīmidī
2nd singular *rīmijēs *rīmidī
3rd singular *rīmijē *rīmidī
1st plural *rīmijēm *rīmidīm
2nd plural *rīmijēþ *rīmidīd
3rd plural *rīmijēn *rīmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rīmi
Plural *rīmiþ
Present Past
Participle *rīmijandī *rīmid

Descendants

All modern descendants merged this verb with strong verb *rīman.

  • Old English: rīman
    • Middle English: rimen
  • Old Saxon: *rīmian (implied by ungirīmendi)
  • Old Frisian: *rīma
    • West Frisian: rime, rymje
  • Old Dutch: *rīmen
  • Old High German: rīmen
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