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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/magrijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *magraz (“meager”) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɣ.ri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*magrijaną[1]

  1. to make meager, to make lose weight

Inflection
Conjugation of *magrijaną (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *magrijō*magrijaų—*magrijai ?
2nd singular *magrīsi*magrijais*magrī*magrijasai*magrijaisau
3rd singular *magrīþi*magrijai*magrijaþau*magrijaþai*magrijaiþau
1st dual *magrijōs*magrijaiw———
2nd dual *magrijaþiz*magrijaiþiz*magrijaþiz——
1st plural *magrijamaz*magrijaim—*magrijanþai*magrijainþau
2nd plural *magrīþ*magrijaiþ*magrīþ*magrijanþai*magrijainþau
3rd plural *magrijanþi*magrijain*magrijanþau*magrijanþai*magrijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *magridǭ*magridēdį̄
2nd singular *magridēz*magridēdīz
3rd singular *magridē*magridēdī
1st dual *magridēdū*magridēdīw
2nd dual *magridēdudiz*magridēdīdiz
1st plural *magridēdum*magridēdīm
2nd plural *magridēdud*magridēdīd
3rd plural *magridēdun*magridēdīn
present past
participles *magrijandz*magridaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *magrijan
    • Old English: mægerian
    • Old Saxon: *magerian
    • Old Dutch: *mageren
    • Old High German: magaren
      • Middle High German: mageren, megeren
        • German: magern
  • Old Norse: megra

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*magrjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
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