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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hirtijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *hertā (“heart”) + *-jan.
Verb
*hirtijan
- to delight
- to hearten, encourage
- to take to heart
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *hirtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *hirtidā | |
| Infinitive | *hirtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *hirtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *hirtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *hirtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hirtiju | *hirtidā |
| 2nd singular | *hirtisi | *hirtidēs, *hirtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *hirtiþi | *hirtidē, *hirtidā |
| 1st plural | *hirtijum | *hirtidum |
| 2nd plural | *hirtiþ | *hirtidud |
| 3rd plural | *hirtijanþ | *hirtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *hirtijē | *hirtidī |
| 2nd singular | *hirtijēs | *hirtidī |
| 3rd singular | *hirtijē | *hirtidī |
| 1st plural | *hirtijēm | *hirtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *hirtijēþ | *hirtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *hirtijēn | *hirtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *hirti | |
| Plural | *hirtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *hirtijandī | *hirtid |
Descendants
- Old English: hiertan
- Middle English: herten
- English: heart
- Middle English: herten
- Old Frisian: *herta
- ⇒ Old Frisian: biherta
- Old Saxon: *hirtian
- Middle Low German: herten
- Old High German: *hirzen
- Middle High German: herzen
- German: herzen
- ⇒ Old High German: gihirzen
- Middle High German: herzen