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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/skurtijan

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 *skurt (“short”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*skurtijan

  1. to shorten, to make shorter

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *skurtijan
1st sg. past *skurtidā
Infinitive *skurtijan
Genitive infin. *skurtijannjas
Dative infin. *skurtijannjē
Instrum. infin. *skurtijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *skurtiju *skurtidā
2nd singular *skurtisi *skurtidēs, *skurtidōs
3rd singular *skurtiþi *skurtidē, *skurtidā
1st plural *skurtijum *skurtidum
2nd plural *skurtiþ *skurtidud
3rd plural *skurtijanþ *skurtidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *skurtijē *skurtidī
2nd singular *skurtijēs *skurtidī
3rd singular *skurtijē *skurtidī
1st plural *skurtijēm *skurtidīm
2nd plural *skurtijēþ *skurtidīd
3rd plural *skurtijēn *skurtidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *skurti
Plural *skurtiþ
Present Past
Participle *skurtijandī *skurtid

Descendants
  • Old English: *scyrtan
    • Middle English: scirten
    • ⇒ Old English: gescyrtan
  • Old Frisian: skerta
  • Old Saxon: *skurtian
  • Old High German: *skurzen
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