Reconstruction:Old Dutch/ramon

This Old Dutch 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 Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rāmēn. Equivalent to *rām (“aim, goal”) +‎ -on. Not to be confused with attested ramōn (“to establish”).

Verb

*rāmon

  1. to aim for
  2. to estimate

Inflection

Conjugation of *rāmon (weak class 2)
infinitive *rāmon
indicative present past
1st person singular *rāmo, *rāmon *rāmoda
2nd person singular *rāmos *rāmodos
3rd person singular *rāmot *rāmoda
1st person plural *rāmon *rāmodon
2nd person plural *rāmot *rāmodot
3rd person plural *rāmont *rāmodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *rāme *rāmodi
2nd person singular *rāmis *rāmodis
3rd person singular *rāme *rāmodi
1st person plural *rāmin *rāmodin
2nd person plural *rāmit *rāmodit
3rd person plural *rāmin *rāmodin
imperative present
singular *rāmo
plural *rāmot
participle present past
*rāmondi *rāmot, *girāmot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: râmen
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