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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unkūskijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *unkūskī (“unchaste, impure”) + *-jan.
Verb
*unkūskijan
- to act in a unchaste manner
- to defile, desecrate
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *unkūskijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *unkūskidā | |
| Infinitive | *unkūskijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *unkūskijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *unkūskijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *unkūskijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *unkūskiju | *unkūskidā |
| 2nd singular | *unkūskisi | *unkūskidēs, *unkūskidōs |
| 3rd singular | *unkūskiþi | *unkūskidē, *unkūskidā |
| 1st plural | *unkūskijum | *unkūskidum |
| 2nd plural | *unkūskiþ | *unkūskidud |
| 3rd plural | *unkūskijanþ | *unkūskidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *unkūskijē | *unkūskidī |
| 2nd singular | *unkūskijēs | *unkūskidī |
| 3rd singular | *unkūskijē | *unkūskidī |
| 1st plural | *unkūskijēm | *unkūskidīm |
| 2nd plural | *unkūskijēþ | *unkūskidīd |
| 3rd plural | *unkūskijēn | *unkūskidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *unkūski | |
| Plural | *unkūskiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *unkūskijandī | *unkūskid |
Descendants
- Old Saxon: *unkūskian
- Middle Low German: unkǖschen, unkǖsken
- Old Dutch: *unkūsken
- Middle Dutch: oncuuschen
- Old High German: unkūsken
- Middle High German: unkiuschen, unkuschen
- ⇒ Old High German: biunkūsken