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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brēfijan

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

Etymology

From *brēf (“letter, document”) +‎ *-jan, which was borrowed from Late Latin brevis.

Verb

*brēfijan

  1. to write down in a letter
  2. to inform by letter

Inflection
Class 1 weak
Infinitive *brēfijan
1st sg. past *brēfidā
Infinitive *brēfijan
Genitive infin. *brēfijannjas
Dative infin. *brēfijannjē
Instrum. infin. *brēfijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *brēfiju *brēfidā
2nd singular *brēfisi *brēfidēs, *brēfidōs
3rd singular *brēfiþi *brēfidē, *brēfidā
1st plural *brēfijum *brēfidum
2nd plural *brēfiþ *brēfidud
3rd plural *brēfijanþ *brēfidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *brēfijē *brēfidī
2nd singular *brēfijēs *brēfidī
3rd singular *brēfijē *brēfidī
1st plural *brēfijēm *brēfidīm
2nd plural *brēfijēþ *brēfidīd
3rd plural *brēfijēn *brēfidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *brēfi
Plural *brēfiþ
Present Past
Participle *brēfijandī *brēfid

Descendants
  • Old English: brēfan
  • Old Saxon: brēvian
    • Middle Low German: *brēven
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: bebrēven
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: vörbrēven
  • Old Dutch: *briefen
  • Old High German: briefen, briefen
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