Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frafaraną

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 *fra- +‎ *faraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸrɑ.ˈɸɑ.rɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*frafaraną

  1. (originally) to go away
    1. (intransitive) to perish
    2. (transitive) to destroy

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 6)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frafarō *frafaraų *frafarai ?
2nd singular *frafarizi *frafaraiz *frafar *frafarazai *frafaraizau
3rd singular *frafaridi *frafarai *frafaradau *frafaradai *frafaraidau
1st dual *frafarōz *frafaraiw
2nd dual *frafaradiz *frafaraidiz *frafaradiz
1st plural *frafaramaz *frafaraim *frafarandai *frafaraindau
2nd plural *frafarid *frafaraid *frafarid *frafarandai *frafaraindau
3rd plural *frafarandi *frafarain *frafarandau *frafarandai *frafaraindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frafōr *frafōrį̄
2nd singular *frafōrt *frafōrīz
3rd singular *frafōr *frafōrī
1st dual *frafōrū *frafōrīw
2nd dual *frafōrudiz *frafōrīdiz
1st plural *frafōrum *frafōrīm
2nd plural *frafōrud *frafōrīd
3rd plural *frafōrun *frafōrīn
present past
participles *frafarandz *frafaranaz

Descendants

  • Old English: forfaran
  • Old Frisian: forfara
  • Old Dutch: *farfaran
  • Old High German: firfaran, farfaran
    • Middle High German: vervarn
  • Old Norse: *forfara (cf.) fara (senses of "to perish" and "to destroy"), fyrirfara
    • Icelandic: fyrirfara
    • Old Danish: forfare