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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/franeman
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *franemaną. Equivalent to *fra- + *neman.
Verb
*franeman
- to take away, plunder
Inflection
| Strong class 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *franeman | |
| 1st sg. past | *franam | |
| 3rd pl. past | *franāmun | |
| Past ptcple | *franuman, *franoman | |
| Infinitive | *franeman | |
| Genitive infin. | *franemannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *franemannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *franemannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *franemu | *franam |
| 2nd singular | *franimiʀi | *franāmī |
| 3rd singular | *franimidi | *franam |
| 1st plural | *franemum | *franāmum |
| 2nd plural | *franimid | *franāmud |
| 3rd plural | *franemand | *franāmun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *franemē | *franāmī |
| 2nd singular | *franemēs | *franāmī |
| 3rd singular | *franemē | *franāmī |
| 1st plural | *franemēm | *franāmīm |
| 2nd plural | *franemēþ | *franāmīd |
| 3rd plural | *franemēn | *franāmīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *franem | |
| Plural | *franimid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *franemandī | *franuman, *franoman |
Descendants
- Old English: forniman
- Middle English: fornimen
- Old Saxon: farniman
- Old Dutch: *farneman
- Middle Dutch: vernēmen
- Dutch: vernemen
- Middle Dutch: vernēmen
- Old High German: firneman
- Middle High German: vernemen
- German: vernehmen
- Middle High German: vernemen