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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drītan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drītaną.
Verb
*drītan
- to defecate
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *drītan | |
| 1st sg. past | *drait | |
| 3rd pl. past | *dritun | |
| Past ptcple | *dritan | |
| Infinitive | *drītan | |
| Genitive infin. | *drītannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *drītannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *drītannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *drītu | *drait |
| 2nd singular | *drītiʀi | *dritī |
| 3rd singular | *drītidi | *drait |
| 1st plural | *drītum | *dritum |
| 2nd plural | *drītid | *dritud |
| 3rd plural | *drītand | *dritun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *drītē | *dritī |
| 2nd singular | *drītēs | *dritī |
| 3rd singular | *drītē | *dritī |
| 1st plural | *drītēm | *dritīm |
| 2nd plural | *drītēþ | *dritīd |
| 3rd plural | *drītēn | *dritīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *drīt | |
| Plural | *drītid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *drītandī | *dritan |
Descendants
- Old English: drītan
- Middle English: driten
- Scots: drite
- English: drite
- Middle English: driten
- Old Frisian: drīta
- Old Saxon: *drītan
- Middle Low German: drîten
- Low German: drieten
- Middle Low German: drîten
- Old Dutch: *drītan
- Middle Dutch: driten
- Dutch: drijten
- Middle Dutch: driten
- Old High German: trīzan; *drīzan
- Central Franconian: drieße