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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gaframmjan
 | This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *ga- + *frammjan.
Verb
*gaframmjan[1]
- to promote, to further
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gaframmjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *gaframidā | |
| Infinitive | *gaframmjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gaframmjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gaframmjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gaframmjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gaframmju | *gaframidā |
| 2nd singular | *gaframisi | *gaframidēs, *gaframidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gaframiþi | *gaframidē, *gaframidā |
| 1st plural | *gaframmjum | *gaframidum |
| 2nd plural | *gaframiþ | *gaframidud |
| 3rd plural | *gaframmjanþ | *gaframidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gaframmjē | *gaframidī |
| 2nd singular | *gaframmjēs | *gaframidī |
| 3rd singular | *gaframmjē | *gaframidī |
| 1st plural | *gaframmjēm | *gaframidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gaframmjēþ | *gaframidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gaframmjēn | *gaframidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gaframi | |
| Plural | *gaframiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gaframmjandī | *gaframid |
Descendants
- Old English: ġefremman
- Old High German: gifremmen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229: “PWGmc *gaframʲmʲan, *gaframiþi”