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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wārijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wērijaną. Equivalent to *wār (“true, reliable, friendly”) + *-jan.
Verb
*wārijan
- to prove
- to promise, pledge
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wārijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *wāridā | |
| Infinitive | *wārijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wārijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wārijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wārijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wāriju | *wāridā |
| 2nd singular | *wārisi | *wāridēs, *wāridōs |
| 3rd singular | *wāriþi | *wāridē, *wāridā |
| 1st plural | *wārijum | *wāridum |
| 2nd plural | *wāriþ | *wāridud |
| 3rd plural | *wārijanþ | *wāridun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wārijē | *wāridī |
| 2nd singular | *wārijēs | *wāridī |
| 3rd singular | *wārijē | *wāridī |
| 1st plural | *wārijēm | *wāridīm |
| 2nd plural | *wārijēþ | *wāridīd |
| 3rd plural | *wārijēn | *wāridīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wāri | |
| Plural | *wāriþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wārijandī | *wārid |
Derived terms
- *biwārijan
Descendants
- Old English: wǣran
- Old Frisian: wēra
- Old Saxon: *wārian
- Middle Low German: wēren
- Old Dutch: *wāren
- Middle Dutch: wāren
- Old High German: wāren
- Middle High German: wæren