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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wirsēn
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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 *wirsi (“worse, more badly”) + *-ēn.
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *wirsēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *wirs?dā | |
| Infinitive | *wirsēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *wirsēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *wirsēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *wirsēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wirsē | *wirs?dā |
| 2nd singular | *wirsēs | *wirs?dēs, *wirs?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *wirsēþ | *wirs?dē, *wirs?dā |
| 1st plural | *wirsēm | *wirs?dum |
| 2nd plural | *wirsēþ | *wirs?dud |
| 3rd plural | *wirsēnþ | *wirs?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *wirsē | *wirs?dī |
| 2nd singular | *wirsēs | *wirs?dī |
| 3rd singular | *wirsē | *wirs?dī |
| 1st plural | *wirsēm | *wirs?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *wirsēþ | *wirs?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *wirsēn | *wirs?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *wirsē | |
| Plural | *wirsēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *wirsēndī | *wirs?d |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: wiersian, wyrsian, wersian
- Middle English: wersen, worsen, wursen
- Old High German: *wirsēn
- ⇒ Old High German: irwirsēn
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