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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wraþþjan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *wraþu (“support”) + *-jan.
Verb
*wraþþjan
- to support, to prop up
Conjugation
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wraþþjan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wraþidā | |
| Infinitive | *wraþþjan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wraþþjannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wraþþjannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wraþþjannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wraþþju | *wraþidā |
| 2nd singular | *wraþisi | *wraþidēs, *wraþidōs |
| 3rd singular | *wraþiþi | *wraþidē, *wraþidā |
| 1st plural | *wraþþjum | *wraþidum |
| 2nd plural | *wraþiþ | *wraþidud |
| 3rd plural | *wraþþjanþ | *wraþidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wraþþjē | *wraþidī |
| 2nd singular | *wraþþjēs | *wraþidī |
| 3rd singular | *wraþþjē | *wraþidī |
| 1st plural | *wraþþjēm | *wraþidīm |
| 2nd plural | *wraþþjēþ | *wraþidīd |
| 3rd plural | *wraþþjēn | *wraþidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wraþi | |
| Plural | *wraþiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wraþþjandī | *wraþid |
Descendants
- Old English: *wreþþan
- ⇒ Old English: underwreþþan
- Middle English: underwrethen (attested only in the past participle underwrethed)
- ⇒ Old English: underwreþþan
- Old Saxon: wreþian