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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/habinōn
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *habbjan + *-inōn.
Verb
*habinōn[1]
- to handle
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *habinōn | |
| Infinitive | *habinōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *habinōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *habinōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *habinōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *habinō | *habinōdā |
| 2nd singular | *habinōs | *habinōdēs, *habinōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *habinōþ | *habinōdē, *habinōdā |
| 1st plural | *habinōm | *habinōdum |
| 2nd plural | *habinōþ | *habinōdud |
| 3rd plural | *habinōnþ | *habinōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *habinō | *habinōdī |
| 2nd singular | *habinōs | *habinōdī |
| 3rd singular | *habinō | *habinōdī |
| 1st plural | *habinōm | *habinōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *habinōþ | *habinōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *habinōn | *habinōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *habinō | |
| Plural | *habinōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *habinōndī | *habinōd |
Descendants
- Old English: hafenian
- Old Frisian: havenia
- Old High German: hebinōn
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131: “PWGmc *habinōn”