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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/uʀwardijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *uʀ- + *wardijan.
Verb
*uʀwardijan
- to corrupt, to spoil
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *uʀwardijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *uʀwardidā | |
| Infinitive | *uʀwardijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *uʀwardijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *uʀwardijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *uʀwardijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *uʀwardiju | *uʀwardidā |
| 2nd singular | *uʀwardisi | *uʀwardidēs, *uʀwardidōs |
| 3rd singular | *uʀwardiþi | *uʀwardidē, *uʀwardidā |
| 1st plural | *uʀwardijum | *uʀwardidum |
| 2nd plural | *uʀwardiþ | *uʀwardidud |
| 3rd plural | *uʀwardijanþ | *uʀwardidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *uʀwardijē | *uʀwardidī |
| 2nd singular | *uʀwardijēs | *uʀwardidī |
| 3rd singular | *uʀwardijē | *uʀwardidī |
| 1st plural | *uʀwardijēm | *uʀwardidīm |
| 2nd plural | *uʀwardijēþ | *uʀwardidīd |
| 3rd plural | *uʀwardijēn | *uʀwardidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *uʀwardi | |
| Plural | *uʀwardiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *uʀwardijandī | *uʀwardid |
Related terms
- *frawardijan
Descendants
- Old English: āwierdan
- Middle English: awerden
- Old Frisian: urwerda
- Old Saxon: āwerdian
- Old High German: irwerten