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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brimman
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *brimmaną.
Verb
*brimman
- to drone, to hum
- to roar
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *brimman | |
| 1st sg. past | *bramm | |
| 3rd pl. past | *brummun | |
| Past ptcple | *brumman | |
| Infinitive | *brimman | |
| Genitive infin. | *brimmannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *brimmannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *brimmannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *brimmu | *bramm |
| 2nd singular | *brimmiʀi | *brummī |
| 3rd singular | *brimmidi | *bramm |
| 1st plural | *brimmum | *brummum |
| 2nd plural | *brimmid | *brummud |
| 3rd plural | *brimmand | *brummun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *brimmē | *brummī |
| 2nd singular | *brimmēs | *brummī |
| 3rd singular | *brimmē | *brummī |
| 1st plural | *brimmēm | *brummīm |
| 2nd plural | *brimmēþ | *brummīd |
| 3rd plural | *brimmēn | *brummīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *brimm | |
| Plural | *brimmid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *brimmandī | *brumman |
Related terms
- *brammjan
- *breman
- *brummōn
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *brimman
- Middle Low German: brimmen
- Old Dutch: *brimman
- Middle Dutch: brimmen
- Old High German: *brimman
- Middle High German: brimmen