Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skrīan

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 *skrīaną.

Verb

*skrīan

  1. to scream, shout
  2. to screech

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive *skrīan
1st sg. past *skrai
3rd pl. past *skriun
Past ptcple *skrian
Infinitive *skrīan
Genitive infin. *skrīannjas
Dative infin. *skrīannjē
Instrum. infin. *skrīannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skrīu *skrai
2nd singular *skrīiʀi *skriī
3rd singular *skrīidi *skrai
1st plural *skrīum *skrium
2nd plural *skrīid *skriud
3rd plural *skrīand *skriun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skrīē *skriī
2nd singular *skrīēs *skriī
3rd singular *skrīē *skriī
1st plural *skrīēm *skriīm
2nd plural *skrīēþ *skriīd
3rd plural *skrīēn *skriīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skrī
Plural *skrīid
Present Past
Participle *skrīandī *skrian

Descendants

  • Old English: sċrēon
  • Old Frisian: skrīa
  • Old Saxon: *skrīan
    • Middle Low German: schrîen, schrîgen, scrîen
      • German Low German: schrien, schriegen
  • Old Dutch: skrīan, *scrīan
  • Old High German: scrīan
  • Old French: escrier, acrier, escrïer