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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiþijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *aiþ (“oath”) + *-jan.
Verb
*aiþijan
- to swear an oath, to promise
- to inaugurate, to swear in
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *aiþijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *aiþidā | |
| Infinitive | *aiþijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *aiþijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *aiþijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *aiþijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aiþiju | *aiþidā |
| 2nd singular | *aiþisi | *aiþidēs, *aiþidōs |
| 3rd singular | *aiþiþi | *aiþidē, *aiþidā |
| 1st plural | *aiþijum | *aiþidum |
| 2nd plural | *aiþiþ | *aiþidud |
| 3rd plural | *aiþijanþ | *aiþidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aiþijē | *aiþidī |
| 2nd singular | *aiþijēs | *aiþidī |
| 3rd singular | *aiþijē | *aiþidī |
| 1st plural | *aiþijēm | *aiþidīm |
| 2nd plural | *aiþijēþ | *aiþidīd |
| 3rd plural | *aiþijēn | *aiþidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *aiþi | |
| Plural | *aiþiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *aiþijandī | *aiþid |
Descendants
- Old English: ǣþan
- Middle English: ethen
- Old Frisian: ētha
- Old Saxon: *ēþian
- Middle Low German: êden
- Old Dutch: *ēþen
- Middle Dutch: êden
- Dutch: eden (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: êden
- Old High German: *eiden
- Middle High German: eiden
- German: eiden (obsolete)
- ⇒ Old High German: gieiden
- Middle High German: eiden