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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gīdisōn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *gīd + *-isōn.

Verb

*gīdisōn [1]

  1. to be greedy for, to covet

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *gīdisōn
Infinitive *gīdisōn
Genitive infin. *gīdisōnijas
Dative infin. *gīdisōnijē
Instrum. infin. *gīdisōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gīdisō *gīdisōdā
2nd singular *gīdisōs *gīdisōdēs, *gīdisōdōs
3rd singular *gīdisōþ *gīdisōdē, *gīdisōdā
1st plural *gīdisōm *gīdisōdum
2nd plural *gīdisōþ *gīdisōdud
3rd plural *gīdisōnþ *gīdisōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gīdisō *gīdisōdī
2nd singular *gīdisōs *gīdisōdī
3rd singular *gīdisō *gīdisōdī
1st plural *gīdisōm *gīdisōdīm
2nd plural *gīdisōþ *gīdisōdīd
3rd plural *gīdisōn *gīdisōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gīdisō
Plural *gīdisōþ
Present Past
Participle *gīdisōndī *gīdisōd

Descendants

  • Old English: ġītsian, ġīetsian, ġȳtsian
    • Middle English: gitsigen, ȝitsien, ȝiscen, yitsen
  • Old High German: *gītisōn
    • Middle High German: gītesen

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130: “*gīdisōn”
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