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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swaigijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
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Verb
*swaigijan
- to silence
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swaigijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *swaigidā | |
| Infinitive | *swaigijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *swaigijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swaigijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swaigijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swaigiju | *swaigidā |
| 2nd singular | *swaigisi | *swaigidēs, *swaigidōs |
| 3rd singular | *swaigiþi | *swaigidē, *swaigidā |
| 1st plural | *swaigijum | *swaigidum |
| 2nd plural | *swaigiþ | *swaigidud |
| 3rd plural | *swaigijanþ | *swaigidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swaigijē | *swaigidī |
| 2nd singular | *swaigijēs | *swaigidī |
| 3rd singular | *swaigijē | *swaigidī |
| 1st plural | *swaigijēm | *swaigidīm |
| 2nd plural | *swaigijēþ | *swaigidīd |
| 3rd plural | *swaigijēn | *swaigidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *swaigi | |
| Plural | *swaigiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swaigijandī | *swaigid |
Related terms
- *swīgēn
Descendants
- Old High German: sweigen
- Middle High German: sweigen
- German: schweigen
- Middle High German: sweigen