Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unþaswarjan

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 *unþa- (“away”) +‎ *swarjan (“to swear”).

Verb

*unþaswarjan

  1. to recant, abjure

Inflection

Strong class 6 j-present
Infinitive *unþaswarjan
1st sg. past *unþaswōr
3rd pl. past *unþaswōrun
Past ptcple *unþaswaran
Infinitive *unþaswarjan
Genitive infin. *unþaswarjannjas
Dative infin. *unþaswarjannjē
Instrum. infin. *unþaswarjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *unþaswarju *unþaswōr
2nd singular *unþaswariʀi *unþaswōrī
3rd singular *unþaswaridi *unþaswōr
1st plural *unþaswarjum *unþaswōrum
2nd plural *unþaswarid *unþaswōrud
3rd plural *unþaswarjand *unþaswōrun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *unþaswarjē *unþaswōrī
2nd singular *unþaswarjēs *unþaswōrī
3rd singular *unþaswarjē *unþaswōrī
1st plural *unþaswarjēm *unþaswōrīm
2nd plural *unþaswarjēþ *unþaswōrīd
3rd plural *unþaswarjēn *unþaswōrīn
Imperative Present
Singular *unþaswari
Plural *unþaswarid
Present Past
Participle *unþaswarjandī *unþaswaran

Descendants

  • Old English: ōþswerian
  • Old Saxon: *undswerian, *andswerian
    • Middle Low German: entswēren, untswēren
  • Old Dutch: *antswerien, *antsweren
    • Middle Dutch: ontswēren
  • Old High German: intswerien, intswerren, inswerien
    • Middle High German: entsweren, entswern
      • German: entschwören (archaic)
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