Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/nōzijaną

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

Secondary causative of a lost strong verb *nasaną, from the same root as *nesaną and *nazjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔː.zi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*nōzijaną(North Germanic)

  1. to refresh, relieve
  2. to light or feed (a fire)
  3. to keep or breed (animals)

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nōzijō *nōzijaų *nōzijai ?
2nd singular *nōzīsi *nōzijais *nōzī *nōzijasai *nōzijaisau
3rd singular *nōzīþi *nōzijai *nōzijaþau *nōzijaþai *nōzijaiþau
1st dual *nōzijōs *nōzijaiw
2nd dual *nōzijaþiz *nōzijaiþiz *nōzijaþiz
1st plural *nōzijamaz *nōzijaim *nōzijanþai *nōzijainþau
2nd plural *nōzīþ *nōzijaiþ *nōzīþ *nōzijanþai *nōzijainþau
3rd plural *nōzijanþi *nōzijain *nōzijanþau *nōzijanþai *nōzijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *nōzidǭ *nōzidēdį̄
2nd singular *nōzidēz *nōzidēdīz
3rd singular *nōzidē *nōzidēdī
1st dual *nōzidēdū *nōzidēdīw
2nd dual *nōzidēdudiz *nōzidēdīdiz
1st plural *nōzidēdum *nōzidēdīm
2nd plural *nōzidēdud *nōzidēdīd
3rd plural *nōzidēdun *nōzidēdīn
present past
participles *nōzijandz *nōzidaz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: nœra

References