Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lauþrijan

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 Proto-Germanic *lauþrijaną. Equivalent to *lauþr (“soap”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*lauþrijan

to soap
to wash, to clean

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*lauþrijan
1st sg. past	*lauþridā
Infinitive	*lauþrijan
Genitive infin.	*lauþrijannjas
Dative infin.	*lauþrijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*lauþrijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*lauþriju	*lauþridā
2nd singular	*lauþrisi	lauþridēs, lauþridōs
3rd singular	*lauþriþi	lauþridē, lauþridā
1st plural	*lauþrijum	*lauþridum
2nd plural	*lauþriþ	*lauþridud
3rd plural	*lauþrijanþ	*lauþridun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*lauþrijē	*lauþridī
2nd singular	*lauþrijēs	*lauþridī
3rd singular	*lauþrijē	*lauþridī
1st plural	*lauþrijēm	*lauþridīm
2nd plural	*lauþrijēþ	*lauþridīd
3rd plural	*lauþrijēn	*lauþridīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*lauþri
Plural	*lauþriþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*lauþrijandī	*lauþrid

Descendants

Old English: líeþran
- Middle English: letheren
  - English: lather