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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/birhtijan
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *birhtijaną.[1][2] Equivalent to *berht (“bright”) + *-jan or *birhtī (“brightness”) + *-jan.
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *birhtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *birhtidā | |
| Infinitive | *birhtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *birhtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *birhtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *birhtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *birhtiju | *birhtidā |
| 2nd singular | *birhtisi | *birhtidēs, *birhtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *birhtiþi | *birhtidē, *birhtidā |
| 1st plural | *birhtijum | *birhtidum |
| 2nd plural | *birhtiþ | *birhtidud |
| 3rd plural | *birhtijanþ | *birhtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *birhtijē | *birhtidī |
| 2nd singular | *birhtijēs | *birhtidī |
| 3rd singular | *birhtijē | *birhtidī |
| 1st plural | *birhtijēm | *birhtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *birhtijēþ | *birhtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *birhtijēn | *birhtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *birhti | |
| Plural | *birhtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *birhtijandī | *birhtid |
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*berhtaz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 60-61: “*berhtjan-”
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*berxtjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 42
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