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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/baʀjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *baʀ (“bare, naked”) + *-jan.
Verb
*baʀjan
- (North Sea Germanic) to bare, make bare
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *baʀjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *baʀidā | |
| Infinitive | *baʀjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *baʀjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *baʀjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *baʀjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *baʀju | *baʀidā |
| 2nd singular | *baʀisi | *baʀidēs, *baʀidōs |
| 3rd singular | *baʀiþi | *baʀidē, *baʀidā |
| 1st plural | *baʀjum | *baʀidum |
| 2nd plural | *baʀiþ | *baʀidud |
| 3rd plural | *baʀjanþ | *baʀidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *baʀjē | *baʀidī |
| 2nd singular | *baʀjēs | *baʀidī |
| 3rd singular | *baʀjē | *baʀidī |
| 1st plural | *baʀjēm | *baʀidīm |
| 2nd plural | *baʀjēþ | *baʀidīd |
| 3rd plural | *baʀjēn | *baʀidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *baʀi | |
| Plural | *baʀiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *baʀjandī | *baʀid |
Descendants
- Old English: berian
- Old Frisian: *beria
- West Frisian: bere