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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīkisōn
 | 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 *rīkī + *-isōn.
Verb
*rīkisōn[1]
- to rule
Inflection
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *rīkisōn | |
| Infinitive | *rīkisōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *rīkisōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *rīkisōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *rīkisōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīkisō | *rīkisōdā |
| 2nd singular | *rīkisōs | *rīkisōdēs, *rīkisōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *rīkisōþ | *rīkisōdē, *rīkisōdā |
| 1st plural | *rīkisōm | *rīkisōdum |
| 2nd plural | *rīkisōþ | *rīkisōdud |
| 3rd plural | *rīkisōnþ | *rīkisōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *rīkisō | *rīkisōdī |
| 2nd singular | *rīkisōs | *rīkisōdī |
| 3rd singular | *rīkisō | *rīkisōdī |
| 1st plural | *rīkisōm | *rīkisōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *rīkisōþ | *rīkisōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *rīkisōn | *rīkisōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *rīkisō | |
| Plural | *rīkisōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *rīkisōndī | *rīkisōd |
Descendants
- Old English: rīcsian, rīxian
- Middle English: rixen
- English: rix
- Middle English: rixen
- Old High German: rīhhisōn
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “*rīkisōn”