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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mōdijan

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.
This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *mōd (mind, courage) + *-jan.

Verb

*mōdijan

  1. to desire, to intend
  2. to make brave, to embolden

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *mōdijan
1st sg. past *mōdidā
Infinitive *mōdijan
Genitive infin. *mōdijannjas
Dative infin. *mōdijannjē
Instrum. infin. *mōdijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *mōdiju *mōdidā
2nd singular *mōdisi *mōdidēs, *mōdidōs
3rd singular *mōdiþi *mōdidē, *mōdidā
1st plural *mōdijum *mōdidum
2nd plural *mōdiþ *mōdidud
3rd plural *mōdijanþ *mōdidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *mōdijē *mōdidī
2nd singular *mōdijēs *mōdidī
3rd singular *mōdijē *mōdidī
1st plural *mōdijēm *mōdidīm
2nd plural *mōdijēþ *mōdidīd
3rd plural *mōdijēn *mōdidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *mōdi
Plural *mōdiþ
Present Past
Participle *mōdijandī *mōdid

Descendants

  • Old English: *mœ̄dan
    • Old English: unmœ̄dan
  • Old Saxon: *mōdian
    • Middle Low German: mȫden
    • Old Saxon: farmōdian
  • Old Dutch: *muoden (or from *mōdōn)
    • Middle Dutch: moeden
      • Dutch: moeden (obsolete)
  • Old High German: muoten
    • Middle High German: müeten
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