< Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burgijan

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Equivalent to *borg (promise, debt) + *-jan, or *burgī (surety) + *-jan.

Verb

*burgijan

  1. to vouch for
  2. to promise
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *burgijan
1st sg. past *burgidā
Infinitive *burgijan
Genitive infin. *burgijannjas
Dative infin. *burgijannjē
Instrum. infin. *burgijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *burgiju *burgidā
2nd singular *burgisi *burgidēs, *burgidōs
3rd singular *burgiþi *burgidē, *burgidā
1st plural *burgijum *burgidum
2nd plural *burgiþ *burgidud
3rd plural *burgijanþ *burgidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *burgijē *burgidī
2nd singular *burgijēs *burgidī
3rd singular *burgijē *burgidī
1st plural *burgijēm *burgidīm
2nd plural *burgijēþ *burgidīd
3rd plural *burgijēn *burgidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *burgi
Plural *burgiþ
Present Past
Participle *burgijandī *burgid
Descendants
  • Old English: *byrġan
    • Old English: onbyrġan
  • Old High German: *burgen
    • Old High German: untarburgen
    • Middle High German: bürgen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *burgijaną.

Verb

*burgijan

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to bury in a mound
Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *burgijan
1st sg. past *burgidā
Infinitive *burgijan
Genitive infin. *burgijannjas
Dative infin. *burgijannjē
Instrum. infin. *burgijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *burgiju *burgidā
2nd singular *burgisi *burgidēs, *burgidōs
3rd singular *burgiþi *burgidē, *burgidā
1st plural *burgijum *burgidum
2nd plural *burgiþ *burgidud
3rd plural *burgijanþ *burgidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *burgijē *burgidī
2nd singular *burgijēs *burgidī
3rd singular *burgijē *burgidī
1st plural *burgijēm *burgidīm
2nd plural *burgijēþ *burgidīd
3rd plural *burgijēn *burgidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *burgi
Plural *burgiþ
Present Past
Participle *burgijandī *burgid
Derived terms
Descendants
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.