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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/starbijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *starbijaną.
Verb
*starbijan
- to kill
- to destroy
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *starbijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *starbidā | |
| Infinitive | *starbijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *starbijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *starbijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *starbijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *starbiju | *starbidā |
| 2nd singular | *starbisi | *starbidēs, *starbidōs |
| 3rd singular | *starbiþi | *starbidē, *starbidā |
| 1st plural | *starbijum | *starbidum |
| 2nd plural | *starbiþ | *starbidud |
| 3rd plural | *starbijanþ | *starbidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *starbijē | *starbidī |
| 2nd singular | *starbijēs | *starbidī |
| 3rd singular | *starbijē | *starbidī |
| 1st plural | *starbijēm | *starbidīm |
| 2nd plural | *starbijēþ | *starbidīd |
| 3rd plural | *starbijēn | *starbidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *starbi | |
| Plural | *starbiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *starbijandī | *starbid |
Related terms
- *sterban
Descendants
- Old English: *stierfan
- ⇒ Old English: āstierfan
- Old Saxon: *sterven
- Middle Low German: sterven
- Old High German: *sterben
- Middle High German: sterben
- ⇒ Old High German: irsterben