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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swīman
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swīmaną.
Verb
*swīman
- to sway, swoon
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swīman | |
| 1st sg. past | *swaim | |
| 3rd pl. past | *swimun | |
| Past ptcple | *swiman | |
| Infinitive | *swīman | |
| Genitive infin. | *swīmannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swīmannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swīmannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swīmu | *swaim |
| 2nd singular | *swīmiʀi | *swimī |
| 3rd singular | *swīmidi | *swaim |
| 1st plural | *swīmum | *swimum |
| 2nd plural | *swīmid | *swimud |
| 3rd plural | *swīmand | *swimun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swīmē | *swimī |
| 2nd singular | *swīmēs | *swimī |
| 3rd singular | *swīmē | *swimī |
| 1st plural | *swīmēm | *swimīm |
| 2nd plural | *swīmēþ | *swimīd |
| 3rd plural | *swīmēn | *swimīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *swīm | |
| Plural | *swīmid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swīmandī | *swiman |
Descendants
- Old Dutch: *swīman
- Middle Dutch: swimen
- Dutch: zwijmen
- Middle Dutch: swimen
- Old High German: *swīman
- Middle High German: swīmen