Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwergan
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly related to *dwerg (“dwarf”).[1]
Verb[edit]
*dwergan
Inflection[edit]
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dwergan | |
| 1st sg. past | *dwarg | |
| 3rd pl. past | *dwurgun | |
| Past ptcple | *dworgan | |
| Infinitive | *dwergan | |
| Genitive infin. | *dwergannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *dwergannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dwergannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwergu | *dwarg |
| 2nd singular | *dwirgiʀi | *dwurgī |
| 3rd singular | *dwirgidi | *dwarg |
| 1st plural | *dwergum | *dwurgum |
| 2nd plural | *dwirgid | *dwurgud |
| 3rd plural | *dwergand | *dwurgun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwergē | *dwurgī |
| 2nd singular | *dwergēs | *dwurgī |
| 3rd singular | *dwergē | *dwurgī |
| 1st plural | *dwergēm | *dwurgīm |
| 2nd plural | *dwergēþ | *dwurgīd |
| 3rd plural | *dwergēn | *dwurgīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dwirg | |
| Plural | *dwirgid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dwergandī | *dworgan |