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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sparēn

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 Proto-Germanic *sparjaną.

Verb

*sparēn [1]

  1. to spare

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *sparēn
Infinitive *sparēn
Genitive infin. *sparēnijas
Dative infin. *sparēnijē
Instrum. infin. *sparēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sparē *spar?dā
2nd singular *sparēs *spar?dēs, *spar?dēs
3rd singular *sparēþ *spar?dē, *spar?dā
1st plural *sparēm *spar?dum
2nd plural *sparēþ *spar?dud
3rd plural *sparēnþ *spar?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sparē *spar?dī
2nd singular *sparēs *spar?dī
3rd singular *sparē *spar?dī
1st plural *sparēm *spar?dīm
2nd plural *sparēþ *spar?dīd
3rd plural *sparēn *spar?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sparē
Plural *sparēþ
Present Past
Participle *sparēndī *spar?d

Descendants

  • Old English: sparian
  • Old Frisian: sparia, spara
    • Saterland Frisian: spoarje
    • West Frisian: sparje
  • Old Saxon: sparōn
  • Old High German: sparēn, sparōn

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162: “PWGmc *sparē-”
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