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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/magrijan

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 Proto-Germanic *magrijaną. Equivalent to *magr (“meager”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*magrijan

  1. to make meager, to make lose weight

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *magrijan
1st sg. past *magridā
Infinitive *magrijan
Genitive infin. *magrijannjas
Dative infin. *magrijannjē
Instrum. infin. *magrijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *magriju *magridā
2nd singular *magrisi *magridēs, *magridōs
3rd singular *magriþi *magridē, *magridā
1st plural *magrijum *magridum
2nd plural *magriþ *magridud
3rd plural *magrijanþ *magridun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *magrijē *magridī
2nd singular *magrijēs *magridī
3rd singular *magrijē *magridī
1st plural *magrijēm *magridīm
2nd plural *magrijēþ *magridīd
3rd plural *magrijēn *magridīn
Imperative Present
Singular *magri
Plural *magriþ
Present Past
Participle *magrijandī *magrid

Descendants
  • Old English: mægerian
  • Old Saxon: *magerian
  • Old Dutch: *mageren
  • Old High German: magaren
    • Middle High German: mageren, megeren
      • German: magern
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