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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skardijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skardijaną. Equivalent to *skard + *-jan.
Verb
*skardijan
- to cut, chop
- to diminish, impair
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *skardijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *skardidā | |
| Infinitive | *skardijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *skardijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *skardijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *skardijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skardiju | *skardidā |
| 2nd singular | *skardisi | *skardidēs, *skardidōs |
| 3rd singular | *skardiþi | *skardidē, *skardidā |
| 1st plural | *skardijum | *skardidum |
| 2nd plural | *skardiþ | *skardidud |
| 3rd plural | *skardijanþ | *skardidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skardijē | *skardidī |
| 2nd singular | *skardijēs | *skardidī |
| 3rd singular | *skardijē | *skardidī |
| 1st plural | *skardijēm | *skardidīm |
| 2nd plural | *skardijēþ | *skardidīd |
| 3rd plural | *skardijēn | *skardidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *skardi | |
| Plural | *skardiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *skardijandī | *skardid |
Descendants
- Old English: sċierdan
- >? Old Dutch: *skerden
- >? Middle Dutch: scherden (meaning 'to decide')
- Old High German: skerten
- Middle High German: scherten