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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wīgan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wiganą, with the present-tense vowel analogically modified.
Verb
*wīgan
- to fight, to battle
Inflection
| Strong class 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wīgan | |
| 1st sg. past | *waig | |
| 3rd pl. past | *wigun | |
| Past ptcple | *wigan | |
| Infinitive | *wīgan | |
| Genitive infin. | *wīgannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *wīgannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wīgannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīgu | *waig |
| 2nd singular | *wīgiʀi | *wigī |
| 3rd singular | *wīgidi | *waig |
| 1st plural | *wīgum | *wigum |
| 2nd plural | *wīgid | *wigud |
| 3rd plural | *wīgand | *wigun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wīgē | *wigī |
| 2nd singular | *wīgēs | *wigī |
| 3rd singular | *wīgē | *wigī |
| 1st plural | *wīgēm | *wigīm |
| 2nd plural | *wīgēþ | *wigīd |
| 3rd plural | *wīgēn | *wigīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wīg | |
| Plural | *wīgid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wīgandī | *wigan |
Descendants
- Old English: wīgan
- Old Dutch: *wigan
- Middle Dutch: wigen
- Dutch: wijgen
- Middle Dutch: wigen
- Old High German: wīgan