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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōsijan
 | 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 to *mōs + *-jan.
Verb
*mōsijan[1]
- to eat
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *mōsijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *mōsidā | |
| Infinitive | *mōsijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *mōsijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *mōsijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *mōsijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōsiju | *mōsidā |
| 2nd singular | *mōsisi | *mōsidēs, *mōsidōs |
| 3rd singular | *mōsiþi | *mōsidē, *mōsidā |
| 1st plural | *mōsijum | *mōsidum |
| 2nd plural | *mōsiþ | *mōsidud |
| 3rd plural | *mōsijanþ | *mōsidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *mōsijē | *mōsidī |
| 2nd singular | *mōsijēs | *mōsidī |
| 3rd singular | *mōsijē | *mōsidī |
| 1st plural | *mōsijēm | *mōsidīm |
| 2nd plural | *mōsijēþ | *mōsidīd |
| 3rd plural | *mōsijēn | *mōsidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *mōsi | |
| Plural | *mōsiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *mōsijandī | *mōsid |
Descendants
- Old English: mēsan
- Old High German: muosen
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 227: “PWGmc *mōsijan”