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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furhtijan

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

From Proto-Germanic *furhtijaną. Equivalent to *forht (fearful) + *-jan and *forhtu (fear) + *-jan.

Verb

*furhtijan

  1. to frighten, make afraid
  2. to fear, be afraid

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *furhtijan
1st sg. past *furhtidā
Infinitive *furhtijan
Genitive infin. *furhtijannjas
Dative infin. *furhtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *furhtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *furhtiju *furhtidā
2nd singular *furhtisi *furhtidēs, *furhtidōs
3rd singular *furhtiþi *furhtidē, *furhtidā
1st plural *furhtijum *furhtidum
2nd plural *furhtiþ *furhtidud
3rd plural *furhtijanþ *furhtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *furhtijē *furhtidī
2nd singular *furhtijēs *furhtidī
3rd singular *furhtijē *furhtidī
1st plural *furhtijēm *furhtidīm
2nd plural *furhtijēþ *furhtidīd
3rd plural *furhtijēn *furhtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *furhti
Plural *furhtiþ
Present Past
Participle *furhtijandī *furhtid

Descendants

  • Old English: fyrhtan
    • Middle English: fyrten
  • Old Saxon: forhtian
  • Old Dutch: *forhten, *furhten
  • Old High German: furhten, forhten, forahten
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