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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waʀjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wazjaną.
Verb
*waʀjan[1]
- to clothe
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *waʀjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *waʀidā | |
| Infinitive | *waʀjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *waʀjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *waʀjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *waʀjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waʀju | *waʀidā |
| 2nd singular | *waʀisi | *waʀidēs, *waʀidōs |
| 3rd singular | *waʀiþi | *waʀidē, *waʀidā |
| 1st plural | *waʀjum | *waʀidum |
| 2nd plural | *waʀiþ | *waʀidud |
| 3rd plural | *waʀjanþ | *waʀidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *waʀjē | *waʀidī |
| 2nd singular | *waʀjēs | *waʀidī |
| 3rd singular | *waʀjē | *waʀidī |
| 1st plural | *waʀjēm | *waʀidīm |
| 2nd plural | *waʀjēþ | *waʀidīd |
| 3rd plural | *waʀjēn | *waʀidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *waʀi | |
| Plural | *waʀiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *waʀjandī | *waʀid |
Descendants
- Old English: werian
- Middle English: werien, weren
- Scots: were, weir
- English: wear
- Middle English: werien, weren
- Old Saxon: werian
- Old High German: werian, werien, werren
References
- Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 52: “PWGmc *wazjan”