Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dirbijaną

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

Etymology

From *derbaz (“bold, daring”) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdir.βi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*dirbijaną[1] (North Germanic)

  1. to make bold
  2. to venture
  3. to dare

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dirbijō *dirbijaų — *dirbijai ?
2nd singular *dirbīsi *dirbijais *dirbī *dirbijasai *dirbijaisau
3rd singular *dirbīþi *dirbijai *dirbijaþau *dirbijaþai *dirbijaiþau
1st dual *dirbijōs *dirbijaiw — — —
2nd dual *dirbijaþiz *dirbijaiþiz *dirbijaþiz — —
1st plural *dirbijamaz *dirbijaim — *dirbijanþai *dirbijainþau
2nd plural *dirbīþ *dirbijaiþ *dirbīþ *dirbijanþai *dirbijainþau
3rd plural *dirbijanþi *dirbijain *dirbijanþau *dirbijanþai *dirbijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *dirbidǭ *dirbidēdį̄
2nd singular *dirbidēz *dirbidēdīz
3rd singular *dirbidē *dirbidēdī
1st dual *dirbidēdū *dirbidēdīw
2nd dual *dirbidēdudiz *dirbidēdīdiz
1st plural *dirbidēdum *dirbidēdīm
2nd plural *dirbidēdud *dirbidēdīd
3rd plural *dirbidēdun *dirbidēdīn
present past
participles *dirbijandz *dirbidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: dirfa
    • Icelandic: dirfa
    • Norwegian: dirvast

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*derba-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93: “*derbjan-”
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