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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/handijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *handijaną.
Verb
*handijan
- to take by the hand; seize; grip; capture
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *handijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *handidā | |
| Infinitive | *handijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *handijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *handijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *handijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *handiju | *handidā |
| 2nd singular | *handisi | *handidēs, *handidōs |
| 3rd singular | *handiþi | *handidē, *handidā |
| 1st plural | *handijum | *handidum |
| 2nd plural | *handiþ | *handidud |
| 3rd plural | *handijanþ | *handidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *handijē | *handidī |
| 2nd singular | *handijēs | *handidī |
| 3rd singular | *handijē | *handidī |
| 1st plural | *handijēm | *handidīm |
| 2nd plural | *handijēþ | *handidīd |
| 3rd plural | *handijēn | *handidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *handi | |
| Plural | *handiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *handijandī | *handid |
Descendants
- Old English: *hendan
- Middle English: henden
- English: hend
- ⇒ Old English: ġehendan
- Middle English: henden
- Old Frisian: henda
- West Frisian: heine