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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swaipijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swaipijaną.
Verb
*swaipijan
- to sweep
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swaipijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *swaipidā | |
| Infinitive | *swaipijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *swaipijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swaipijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swaipijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swaipiju | *swaipidā |
| 2nd singular | *swaipisi | *swaipidēs, *swaipidōs |
| 3rd singular | *swaipiþi | *swaipidē, *swaipidā |
| 1st plural | *swaipijum | *swaipidum |
| 2nd plural | *swaipiþ | *swaipidud |
| 3rd plural | *swaipijanþ | *swaipidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swaipijē | *swaipidī |
| 2nd singular | *swaipijēs | *swaipidī |
| 3rd singular | *swaipijē | *swaipidī |
| 1st plural | *swaipijēm | *swaipidīm |
| 2nd plural | *swaipijēþ | *swaipidīd |
| 3rd plural | *swaipijēn | *swaipidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *swaipi | |
| Plural | *swaipiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swaipijandī | *swaipid |
Descendants
- Old English: *swǣpan
- Middle English: swēpen
- English: sweep
- Middle English: swēpen
- Old High German: sweifen
- Middle High German: sweifen
- German: schweifen
- Middle High German: sweifen