Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raitijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative reconstructions

  • *wraitjaną

Etymology

Causative-iterative form of *wrītan (to scratch, write).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*raitijaną[2]

  1. to stir, to irritate

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *raitijō *raitijaų *raitijai ?
2nd singular *raitīsi *raitijais *raitī *raitijasai *raitijaisau
3rd singular *raitīþi *raitijai *raitijaþau *raitijaþai *raitijaiþau
1st dual *raitijōs *raitijaiw
2nd dual *raitijaþiz *raitijaiþiz *raitijaþiz
1st plural *raitijamaz *raitijaim *raitijanþai *raitijainþau
2nd plural *raitīþ *raitijaiþ *raitīþ *raitijanþai *raitijainþau
3rd plural *raitijanþi *raitijain *raitijanþau *raitijanþai *raitijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *raitidǭ *raitidēdį̄
2nd singular *raitidēz *raitidēdīz
3rd singular *raitidē *raitidēdī
1st dual *raitidēdū *raitidēdīw
2nd dual *raitidēdudiz *raitidēdīdiz
1st plural *raitidēdum *raitidēdīm
2nd plural *raitidēdud *raitidēdīd
3rd plural *raitidēdun *raitidēdīn
present past
participles *raitijandz *raitidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *raitijan
  • Old Norse: reita

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “wraitjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 594
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*raitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 296