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

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Etymology

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From *bi- +‎ *furhtijan.

Verb

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*bifurhtijan

  1. to fear (something)
  2. to be afraid of
  3. To frighten

Inflection

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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
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Descendants

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