Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swārijan

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

Equivalent to *swār (“heavy”) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

*swārijan

to make heavy
to oppress

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*swārijan
1st sg. past	*swāridā
Infinitive	*swārijan
Genitive infin.	*swārijannjas
Dative infin.	*swārijannjē
Instrum. infin.	*swārijannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*swāriju	*swāridā
2nd singular	*swārisi	swāridēs, swāridōs
3rd singular	*swāriþi	swāridē, swāridā
1st plural	*swārijum	*swāridum
2nd plural	*swāriþ	*swāridud
3rd plural	*swārijanþ	*swāridun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*swārijē	*swāridī
2nd singular	*swārijēs	*swāridī
3rd singular	*swārijē	*swāridī
1st plural	*swārijēm	*swāridīm
2nd plural	*swārijēþ	*swāridīd
3rd plural	*swārijēn	*swāridīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*swāri
Plural	*swāriþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*swārijandī	*swārid

Derived terms

*biswārijan

Related terms

*swārēn

Descendants

Old English: swǣran
Old Frisian: swēra
Old Saxon: *swārian
- Middle Low German: swēren
Old Dutch: *swāren
- Middle Dutch: swâren
  - Dutch: zwaren (archaic)
Old High German: swāren
- Middle High German: swæren
  - German: schweren (archaic)

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