Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rāmēn

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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 *rām (goal, aim) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb[edit]

*rāmēn[1]

  1. to strive for, aim for

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *rāmēn
1st sg. past *rām?dā
Infinitive *rāmēn
Genitive infin. *rāmēnijas
Dative infin. *rāmēnijē
Instrum. infin. *rāmēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rāmē *rām?dā
2nd singular *rāmēs *rām?dēs, *rām?dēs
3rd singular *rāmēþ *rām?dē, *rām?dā
1st plural *rāmēm *rām?dum
2nd plural *rāmēþ *rām?dud
3rd plural *rāmēnþ *rām?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rāmē *rām?dī
2nd singular *rāmēs *rām?dī
3rd singular *rāmē *rām?dī
1st plural *rāmēm *rām?dīm
2nd plural *rāmēþ *rām?dīd
3rd plural *rāmēn *rām?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rāmē
Plural *rāmēþ
Present Past
Participle *rāmēndī *rām?d

Alternative reconstructions[edit]

  • *rāmōn

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 143:PWGmc *rāmē-
  2. ^ Frischbier, H. (1883) “råmen”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer Folge[1], volumes II: L – Z, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin, page 211