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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þegnōn
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *þegn + *-ōn.
Verb
*þegnōn
- to serve as retainer
- to serve, service
Inflection
Class 2 weak | ||
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Infinitive | *þegnōn | |
1st sg. past | *þegnōdā | |
Infinitive | *þegnōn | |
Genitive infin. | *þegnōnijas | |
Dative infin. | *þegnōnijē | |
Instrum. infin. | *þegnōniju | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | *þegnō | *þegnōdā |
2nd singular | *þegnōs | *þegnōdēs, *þegnōdōs |
3rd singular | *þegnōþ | *þegnōdē, *þegnōdā |
1st plural | *þegnōm | *þegnōdum |
2nd plural | *þegnōþ | *þegnōdud |
3rd plural | *þegnōnþ | *þegnōdun |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | *þegnō | *þegnōdī |
2nd singular | *þegnōs | *þegnōdī |
3rd singular | *þegnō | *þegnōdī |
1st plural | *þegnōm | *þegnōdīm |
2nd plural | *þegnōþ | *þegnōdīd |
3rd plural | *þegnōn | *þegnōdīn |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | *þegnō | |
Plural | *þegnōþ | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | *þegnōndī | *þegnōd |
Descendants
- Old English: þeġnian
- Middle English: theinen
- Old High German: deganōn
- Middle High German: dëgenen