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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gīdisōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *gīd + *-isōn.
Verb
*gīdisōn[1]
- to be greedy for, to covet
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gīdisōn | |
| Infinitive | *gīdisōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *gīdisōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *gīdisōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gīdisōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gīdisō | *gīdisōdā |
| 2nd singular | *gīdisōs | *gīdisōdēs, *gīdisōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *gīdisōþ | *gīdisōdē, *gīdisōdā |
| 1st plural | *gīdisōm | *gīdisōdum |
| 2nd plural | *gīdisōþ | *gīdisōdud |
| 3rd plural | *gīdisōnþ | *gīdisōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gīdisō | *gīdisōdī |
| 2nd singular | *gīdisōs | *gīdisōdī |
| 3rd singular | *gīdisō | *gīdisōdī |
| 1st plural | *gīdisōm | *gīdisōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *gīdisōþ | *gīdisōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *gīdisōn | *gīdisōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gīdisō | |
| Plural | *gīdisōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gīdisōndī | *gīdisōd |
Descendants
- Old English: ġītsian, ġīetsian, ġȳtsian
- Middle English: gitsigen, ȝitsien, ȝiscen, yitsen
- Old High German: *gītisōn
- Middle High German: gītesen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “*gīdisōn”