Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wrakkjan

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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 Proto-Germanic *wrakjaną. A causative verb related to the strong verb *wrekan

Verb[edit]

*wrakkjan

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to track, to follow
  2. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to persecute

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *wrakkjan
1st sg. past *wrakidā
Infinitive *wrakkjan
Genitive infin. *wrakkjannjas
Dative infin. *wrakkjannjē
Instrum. infin. *wrakkjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *wrakkju *wrakidā
2nd singular *wrakisi *wrakidēs, *wrakidōs
3rd singular *wrakiþi *wrakidē, *wrakidā
1st plural *wrakkjum *wrakidum
2nd plural *wrakiþ *wrakidud
3rd plural *wrakkjanþ *wrakidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *wrakkjē *wrakidī
2nd singular *wrakkjēs *wrakidī
3rd singular *wrakkjē *wrakidī
1st plural *wrakkjēm *wrakidīm
2nd plural *wrakkjēþ *wrakidīd
3rd plural *wrakkjēn *wrakidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *wraki
Plural *wrakiþ
Present Past
Participle *wrakkjandī *wrakid

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: wreccan