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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swībaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kswéybʰ-e-ti, thematic root present of *ksweybʰ- (“to move swiftly, swing, whip”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswiː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*swībaną[1][2]

  1. to revolve; move around; sway; stray
  2. to sweep
  3. to finish

Inflection
Conjugation of *swībaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swībō*swībaų—*swībai ?
2nd singular *swībizi*swībaiz*swīb*swībazai*swībaizau
3rd singular *swībidi*swībai*swībadau*swībadai*swībaidau
1st dual *swībōz*swībaiw———
2nd dual *swībadiz*swībaidiz*swībadiz——
1st plural *swībamaz*swībaim—*swībandai*swībaindau
2nd plural *swībid*swībaid*swībid*swībandai*swībaindau
3rd plural *swībandi*swībain*swībandau*swībandai*swībaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *swaib*swibį̄
2nd singular *swaift*swibīz
3rd singular *swaib*swibī
1st dual *swibū*swibīw
2nd dual *swibudiz*swibīdiz
1st plural *swibum*swibīm
2nd plural *swibud*swibīd
3rd plural *swibun*swibīn
present past
participles *swībandz*swibanaz

Descendants

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*swīban-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 500-501
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*swīfanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 378
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