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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wraistijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wraistijaną.
Verb
*wraistijan
- to wrest, twist, turn
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wraistijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wraistidā | |
| Infinitive | *wraistijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wraistijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wraistijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wraistijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wraistiju | *wraistidā |
| 2nd singular | *wraistisi | *wraistidēs, *wraistidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wraistiþi | *wraistidē, *wraistidā |
| 1st plural | *wraistijum | *wraistidum |
| 2nd plural | *wraistiþ | *wraistidud |
| 3rd plural | *wraistijanþ | *wraistidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wraistijē | *wraistidī |
| 2nd singular | *wraistijēs | *wraistidī |
| 3rd singular | *wraistijē | *wraistidī |
| 1st plural | *wraistijēm | *wraistidīm |
| 2nd plural | *wraistijēþ | *wraistidīd |
| 3rd plural | *wraistijēn | *wraistidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wraisti | |
| Plural | *wraistiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wraistijandī | *wraistid |
Related terms
- *wristu
Descendants
- Old English: wrǣstan
- Middle English: wresten, wrasten, wræsten
- English: wrest
- Middle English: wresten, wrasten, wræsten