Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wirsēn

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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]

From *wirsi (worse, more badly) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb[edit]

*wirsēn

  1. to become worse,
  2. to diminish, grow less

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *wirsēn
1st sg. past *wirs?dā
Infinitive *wirsēn
Genitive infin. *wirsēnijas
Dative infin. *wirsēnijē
Instrum. infin. *wirsēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wirsē *wirs?dā
2nd singular *wirsēs *wirs?dēs, *wirs?dēs
3rd singular *wirsēþ *wirs?dē, *wirs?dā
1st plural *wirsēm *wirs?dum
2nd plural *wirsēþ *wirs?dud
3rd plural *wirsēnþ *wirs?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wirsē *wirs?dī
2nd singular *wirsēs *wirs?dī
3rd singular *wirsē *wirs?dī
1st plural *wirsēm *wirs?dīm
2nd plural *wirsēþ *wirs?dīd
3rd plural *wirsēn *wirs?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wirsē
Plural *wirsēþ
Present Past
Participle *wirsēndī *wirs?d

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