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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīhan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rīhaną.
Verb
*rīhan
- to line up, to string together
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *rīhan | |
| 1st sg. past | *raih | |
| 3rd pl. past | *rigun | |
| Past ptcple | *rigan | |
| Infinitive | *rīhan | |
| Genitive infin. | *rīhannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *rīhannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *rīhannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīhu | *raih |
| 2nd singular | *rīhiʀi | *rigī |
| 3rd singular | *rīhidi | *raih |
| 1st plural | *rīhum | *rigum |
| 2nd plural | *rīhid | *rigud |
| 3rd plural | *rīhand | *rigun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīhē | *rigī |
| 2nd singular | *rīhēs | *rigī |
| 3rd singular | *rīhē | *rigī |
| 1st plural | *rīhēm | *rigīm |
| 2nd plural | *rīhēþ | *rigīd |
| 3rd plural | *rīhēn | *rigīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *rīh | |
| Plural | *rīhid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *rīhandī | *rigan |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: *rīa
- West Frisian: riuwe
- Old Saxon: *rīhan
- Middle Low German: rīhen
- Old Dutch: *rīan
- Middle Dutch: rien, rigen
- Dutch: rijgen
- Middle Dutch: rien, rigen
- Old High German: *rīhan
- Middle High German: rīhen
- German: reihen
- Middle High German: rīhen