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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swīpan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swīpaną.
Verb
*swīpan
- to sweep
- to move quickly
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *swīpan | |
| 1st sg. past | *swaip | |
| 3rd pl. past | *swipun | |
| Past ptcple | *swipan | |
| Infinitive | *swīpan | |
| Genitive infin. | *swīpannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *swīpannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *swīpannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swīpu | *swaip |
| 2nd singular | *swīpiʀi | *swipī |
| 3rd singular | *swīpidi | *swaip |
| 1st plural | *swīpum | *swipum |
| 2nd plural | *swīpid | *swipud |
| 3rd plural | *swīpand | *swipun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *swīpē | *swipī |
| 2nd singular | *swīpēs | *swipī |
| 3rd singular | *swīpē | *swipī |
| 1st plural | *swīpēm | *swipīm |
| 2nd plural | *swīpēþ | *swipīd |
| 3rd plural | *swīpēn | *swipīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *swīp | |
| Plural | *swīpid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *swīpandī | *swipan |
Related terms
- *swaipan
- *swīban
- *swippōn
Descendants
- ⇒ Old Saxon: farswīpan
- Old Dutch: *swīpan
- Middle Dutch: *swipen
- Dutch: zwijpen, swijpen (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: *swipen