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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swarmijan

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 *swarmijaną. Equivalent to *swarm (swarm) + *-jan.

Verb

*swarmijan

  1. to swarm

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *swarmijan
1st sg. past *swarmidā
Infinitive *swarmijan
Genitive infin. *swarmijannjas
Dative infin. *swarmijannjē
Instrum. infin. *swarmijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swarmiju *swarmidā
2nd singular *swarmisi *swarmidēs, *swarmidōs
3rd singular *swarmiþi *swarmidē, *swarmidā
1st plural *swarmijum *swarmidum
2nd plural *swarmiþ *swarmidud
3rd plural *swarmijanþ *swarmidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swarmijē *swarmidī
2nd singular *swarmijēs *swarmidī
3rd singular *swarmijē *swarmidī
1st plural *swarmijēm *swarmidīm
2nd plural *swarmijēþ *swarmidīd
3rd plural *swarmijēn *swarmidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swarmi
Plural *swarmiþ
Present Past
Participle *swarmijandī *swarmid

Descendants

  • Old English: swierman
  • Old Saxon: *swermian
  • Old Dutch: *swermen
  • Old High German: swermen
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