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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aunōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aunōną.
Verb
*aunōn
- to lamb, yean
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *aunōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *aunōdā | |
| Infinitive | *aunōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *aunōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *aunōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *aunōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aunō | *aunōdā |
| 2nd singular | *aunōs | *aunōdēs, *aunōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *aunōþ | *aunōdē, *aunōdā |
| 1st plural | *aunōm | *aunōdum |
| 2nd plural | *aunōþ | *aunōdud |
| 3rd plural | *aunōnþ | *aunōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *aunō | *aunōdī |
| 2nd singular | *aunōs | *aunōdī |
| 3rd singular | *aunō | *aunōdī |
| 1st plural | *aunōm | *aunōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *aunōþ | *aunōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *aunōn | *aunōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *aunō | |
| Plural | *aunōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *aunōndī | *aunōd |
Derived terms
- *gaaunōn
Descendants
- Old English: ēanian
- Middle English: enen, einde, enyen, enyn
- English: ean
- Scots: eenie
- Middle English: enen, einde, enyen, enyn
- Old Frisian: *ānia
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: bejänne
- West Frisian: eandsje, inje, (antsje?)
- Old Saxon: *ōnon
- Middle Low German: *ônen
- → North Frisian: oone (Hallig)[1]
- Middle Low German: *ônen
- Old Dutch: *ōnon
- Middle Dutch: *ônen
- Dutch: onen (dialectal)
- Middle Dutch: *ônen
References
- Patrick V. Stiles (February 2018), “Of Lambkins And Piglets In Old English And Beyond”, in Transactions of the Philological Society, volume 116, DOI: