Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sairēn

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 *sair (painful) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

*sairēn

  1. to hurt, be painful

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *sairēn
1st sg. past *sair?dā
Infinitive *sairēn
Genitive infin. *sairēnijas
Dative infin. *sairēnijē
Instrum. infin. *sairēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sairē *sair?dā
2nd singular *sairēs *sair?dēs, *sair?dēs
3rd singular *sairēþ *sair?dē, *sair?dā
1st plural *sairēm *sair?dum
2nd plural *sairēþ *sair?dud
3rd plural *sairēnþ *sair?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sairē *sair?dī
2nd singular *sairēs *sair?dī
3rd singular *sairē *sair?dī
1st plural *sairēm *sair?dīm
2nd plural *sairēþ *sair?dīd
3rd plural *sairēn *sair?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sairē
Plural *sairēþ
Present Past
Participle *sairēndī *sair?d

Descendants

Note: Some descendants merged senses of this verb into closely related Proto-West Germanic *sairōn.

  • Old English: sārian
  • Old Frisian: sēria
    • Old Frisian: bisēria
      • Saterland Frisian: biseerje
  • Old High German: sērēn, sērōn
    • Middle High German: sēren
      • German: sehren (archaic or dialectal)