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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skrimpan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną.
Verb
*skrimpan
- to contract, to shrink
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *skrimpan | |
| 1st sg. past | *skramp | |
| 3rd pl. past | *skrumpun | |
| Past ptcple | *skrumpan | |
| Infinitive | *skrimpan | |
| Genitive infin. | *skrimpannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *skrimpannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *skrimpannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skrimpu | *skramp |
| 2nd singular | *skrimpiʀi | *skrumpī |
| 3rd singular | *skrimpidi | *skramp |
| 1st plural | *skrimpum | *skrumpum |
| 2nd plural | *skrimpid | *skrumpud |
| 3rd plural | *skrimpand | *skrumpun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *skrimpē | *skrumpī |
| 2nd singular | *skrimpēs | *skrumpī |
| 3rd singular | *skrimpē | *skrumpī |
| 1st plural | *skrimpēm | *skrumpīm |
| 2nd plural | *skrimpēþ | *skrumpīd |
| 3rd plural | *skrimpēn | *skrumpīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *skrimp | |
| Plural | *skrimpid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *skrimpandī | *skrumpan |
Descendants
- Old Dutch: *scrimpan
- Middle Dutch: schrimpen
- Old High German: *skrimpfan
- Middle High German: schrimpfen