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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/miʀdijan
 | 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 *miʀdu + *-jan
Verb
*miʀdijan
- to pay, to reward
- to hire
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *miʀdijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *miʀdidā | |
| Infinitive | *miʀdijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *miʀdijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *miʀdijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *miʀdijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *miʀdiju | *miʀdidā |
| 2nd singular | *miʀdisi | *miʀdidēs, *miʀdidōs |
| 3rd singular | *miʀdiþi | *miʀdidē, *miʀdidā |
| 1st plural | *miʀdijum | *miʀdidum |
| 2nd plural | *miʀdiþ | *miʀdidud |
| 3rd plural | *miʀdijanþ | *miʀdidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *miʀdijē | *miʀdidī |
| 2nd singular | *miʀdijēs | *miʀdidī |
| 3rd singular | *miʀdijē | *miʀdidī |
| 1st plural | *miʀdijēm | *miʀdidīm |
| 2nd plural | *miʀdijēþ | *miʀdidīd |
| 3rd plural | *miʀdijēn | *miʀdidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *miʀdi | |
| Plural | *miʀdiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *miʀdijandī | *miʀdid |
Related terms
- *miʀdōn
Descendants
- Old English:
- Middle English: meden (and/or from *miʀdōn)
- English: meed
- Middle English: meden (and/or from *miʀdōn)
- Old Saxon: mēdian
- Middle Low German: mêden (likely merged with the descendant of *miʀdōn)
- Old Dutch: *mieden
- Middle Dutch: mieden, mêden (and/or from *miʀdōn)
- Old High German: mieten
- Middle High German: mieten (likely merged with the descendant of *miʀdōn)
- German: mieten
- Middle High German: mieten (likely merged with the descendant of *miʀdōn)