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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/auþijan
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Equivalent to *auþī (“void, empty”) + *-jan.
Verb
*auþijan
- to make empty, to desolate
Inflection
Class 1 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *auþijan | |
1st sg. past | *auþidā | |
Infinitive | *auþijan | |
Genitive infin. | *auþijannjas | |
Dative infin. | *auþijannjē | |
Instrum. infin. | *auþijannju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *auþiju | *auþidā |
2nd singular | *auþisi | *auþidēs, *auþidōs |
3rd singular | *auþiþi | *auþidē, *auþidā |
1st plural | *auþijum | *auþidum |
2nd plural | *auþiþ | *auþidud |
3rd plural | *auþijanþ | *auþidun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *auþijē | *auþidī |
2nd singular | *auþijēs | *auþidī |
3rd singular | *auþijē | *auþidī |
1st plural | *auþijēm | *auþidīm |
2nd plural | *auþijēþ | *auþidīd |
3rd plural | *auþijēn | *auþidīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *auþi | |
Plural | *auþiþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *auþijandī | *auþid |
Descendants
- Old English: īeþan, ȳþan
- Old High German: *ōden
- Middle High German: öden
- German: öden (chiefly in compounds)
- Middle High German: öden