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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sprīþan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sprīþaną.
Verb
*sprīþan
- to break up, to become scattered
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *sprīþan | |
| 1st sg. past | *spraiþ | |
| 3rd pl. past | *spridun | |
| Past ptcple | *spridan | |
| Infinitive | *sprīþan | |
| Genitive infin. | *sprīþannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *sprīþannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *sprīþannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sprīþu | *spraiþ |
| 2nd singular | *sprīþiʀi | *spridī |
| 3rd singular | *sprīþidi | *spraiþ |
| 1st plural | *sprīþum | *spridum |
| 2nd plural | *sprīþid | *spridud |
| 3rd plural | *sprīþand | *spridun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *sprīþē | *spridī |
| 2nd singular | *sprīþēs | *spridī |
| 3rd singular | *sprīþē | *spridī |
| 1st plural | *sprīþēm | *spridīm |
| 2nd plural | *sprīþēþ | *spridīd |
| 3rd plural | *sprīþēn | *spridīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *sprīþ | |
| Plural | *sprīþid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *sprīþandī | *spridan |
Descendants
- Old High German: *sprīdan, sprīzan (influenced by *sprittōn)
- Middle High German: sprīden, sprīten