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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faimijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *faim (“foam”) + *-jan.
Verb
*faimijan
- To foam
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *faimijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *faimidā | |
| Infinitive | *faimijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *faimijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *faimijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *faimijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *faimiju | *faimidā |
| 2nd singular | *faimisi | *faimidēs, *faimidōs |
| 3rd singular | *faimiþi | *faimidē, *faimidā |
| 1st plural | *faimijum | *faimidum |
| 2nd plural | *faimiþ | *faimidud |
| 3rd plural | *faimijanþ | *faimidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *faimijē | *faimidī |
| 2nd singular | *faimijēs | *faimidī |
| 3rd singular | *faimijē | *faimidī |
| 1st plural | *faimijēm | *faimidīm |
| 2nd plural | *faimijēþ | *faimidīd |
| 3rd plural | *faimijēn | *faimidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *faimi | |
| Plural | *faimiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *faimijandī | *faimid |
Descendants
- Old English: fǣman
- Middle English: femen
- Old High German: feimen
- Middle High German: veimen