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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fraberan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fraberaną. Equivalent to *fra- + *beran.
Verb
*fraberan
- to hold back or keep away (from); restrain or refrain (oneself) from
- to bear throughout; endure
Inflection
| Strong class 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *fraberan | |
| 1st sg. past | *frabar | |
| 3rd pl. past | *frabārun | |
| Past ptcple | *fraboran | |
| Infinitive | *fraberan | |
| Genitive infin. | *fraberannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *fraberannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *fraberannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *fraberu | *frabar |
| 2nd singular | *frabiriʀi | *frabārī |
| 3rd singular | *frabiridi | *frabar |
| 1st plural | *fraberum | *frabārum |
| 2nd plural | *frabirid | *frabārud |
| 3rd plural | *fraberand | *frabārun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *fraberē | *frabārī |
| 2nd singular | *fraberēs | *frabārī |
| 3rd singular | *fraberē | *frabārī |
| 1st plural | *fraberēm | *frabārīm |
| 2nd plural | *fraberēþ | *frabārīd |
| 3rd plural | *fraberēn | *frabārīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *fraber | |
| Plural | *frabirid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *fraberandī | *fraboran |
Descendants
- Old English: forberan
- Middle English: forberen
- Scots: forbere, forbeir
- English: forbear
- Middle English: forberen
- Old Frisian: forbera
- ⇒ Old Frisian: forbernisse
- Old Saxon: *farberan
- ⇒ Middle Low German: vorbörnisse, vörbȫrnisse
- Old Dutch: *farberan
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: verboornisse, verbeurnisse
- Old High German: *farberan, *firberan, ferberan
- Middle High German: verbërn