Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bifurhtijan
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *bi- + *furhtijan.
Verb[edit]
*bifurhtijan
Inflection[edit]
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *bifurhtijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *bifurhtidā | |
| Infinitive | *bifurhtijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *bifurhtijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *bifurhtijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *bifurhtijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifurhtiju | *bifurhtidā |
| 2nd singular | *bifurhtisi | *bifurhtidēs, *bifurhtidōs |
| 3rd singular | *bifurhtiþi | *bifurhtidē, *bifurhtidā |
| 1st plural | *bifurhtijum | *bifurhtidum |
| 2nd plural | *bifurhtiþ | *bifurhtidud |
| 3rd plural | *bifurhtijanþ | *bifurhtidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *bifurhtijē | *bifurhtidī |
| 2nd singular | *bifurhtijēs | *bifurhtidī |
| 3rd singular | *bifurhtijē | *bifurhtidī |
| 1st plural | *bifurhtijēm | *bifurhtidīm |
| 2nd plural | *bifurhtijēþ | *bifurhtidīd |
| 3rd plural | *bifurhtijēn | *bifurhtidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *bifurhti | |
| Plural | *bifurhtiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *bifurhtijandī | *bifurhtid |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: befyrhtan
- Middle English: befrighten
- English: befright
- Middle English: befrighten
- Old Saxon: biforhtian
- Middle Low German: bevrüchten
- Old High German: biforhten
- Middle High German: befürhten, bevürhten
- German: befürchten
- Middle High German: befürhten, bevürhten