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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fagēn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fagāną.
Verb
*fagēn
- to enjoy
- to use
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *fagēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *fag?dā | |
| Infinitive | *fagēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *fagēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *fagēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *fagēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *fagē | *fag?dā |
| 2nd singular | *fagēs | *fag?dēs, *fag?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *fagēþ | *fag?dē, *fag?dā |
| 1st plural | *fagēm | *fag?dum |
| 2nd plural | *fagēþ | *fag?dud |
| 3rd plural | *fagēnþ | *fag?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *fagē | *fag?dī |
| 2nd singular | *fagēs | *fag?dī |
| 3rd singular | *fagē | *fag?dī |
| 1st plural | *fagēm | *fag?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *fagēþ | *fag?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *fagēn | *fag?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *fagē | |
| Plural | *fagēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *fagēndī | *fag?d |
Descendants
- Old English: *fagian
- Middle English: fagen
- Old Frisian: fagia
- Old Saxon: *fagōn
- >? Middle Low German: fagen, vagen (to make use of the land)
- Old High German: fagēn, fagōn
- >? Middle High German: fagen, fagen (to be obedient)