Reconstruction:Old English/diegan

This Old English 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.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dauwjan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi͜yː.jɑn/

Verb

*dīeġan

  1. to die
    Synonyms: steorfan, sweltan

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dīeġan (weak, class 1)
infinitive *dīeġan *dīeġenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular *dīeġe *dīeġde
second person singular *dīeġest, *dīeġst *dīeġdest
third person singular *dīeġeþ, *dīeġþ *dīeġde
plural *dīeġaþ *dīeġdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular *dīeġe *dīeġde
plural *dīeġen *dīeġden
imperative
singular *dīeġ
plural *dīeġaþ
participle present past
*dīeġende (ġe)*dīeġed

Descendants

  • Middle English: deyen, deȝen, dien, deien, digen, degen, deghen, deȝen
    • English: die, dye (obsolete)
      • → Vietnamese: đai
    • Geordie English: dee
    • Scots: de, dee, dey
    • Yola: dee
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