Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sōkijan

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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 *sōkijaną.

Verb[edit]

*sōkijan[1]

  1. to seek, look for

Inflection[edit]

Class 1 weak j-present
Infinitive *sōkijan
1st sg. past *sōhtā
Infinitive *sōkijan
Genitive infin. *sōkijannjas
Dative infin. *sōkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *sōkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sōkiju *sōhtā
2nd singular *sōkisi *sōhtēs, *sōhtōs
3rd singular *sōkiþi *sōhtē, *sōhtā
1st plural *sōkijum *sōhtum
2nd plural *sōkiþ *sōhtud
3rd plural *sōkijanþ *sōhtun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sōkijē *sōhtī
2nd singular *sōkijēs *sōhtī
3rd singular *sōkijē *sōhtī
1st plural *sōkijēm *sōhtīm
2nd plural *sōkijēþ *sōhtīd
3rd plural *sōkijēn *sōhtīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sōki
Plural *sōkiþ
Present Past
Participle *sōkijandī *sōht

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 108:*sōkijan