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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/burgijan

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *burgijaną. Equivalent to *borg (promise, debt) +‎ *-jan, or *burgī (surety) +‎ *-jan.

Verb

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*burgijan

  1. to vouch for
  2. to promise
Inflection
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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *burgijan
1st sg. past *burgidā
Infinitive *burgijan
Genitive infin. *burgijannjas
Dative infin. *burgijannjē
Instrum. infin. *burgijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *burgiju *burgidā
2nd singular *burgisi *burgidēs, *burgidōs
3rd singular *burgiþi *burgidē, *burgidā
1st plural *burgijum *burgidum
2nd plural *burgiþ *burgidud
3rd plural *burgijanþ *burgidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *burgijē *burgidī
2nd singular *burgijēs *burgidī
3rd singular *burgijē *burgidī
1st plural *burgijēm *burgidīm
2nd plural *burgijēþ *burgidīd
3rd plural *burgijēn *burgidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *burgi
Plural *burgiþ
Present Past
Participle *burgijandī *burgid
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Descendants
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  • Old English: *byrġan
  • Old High German: *burgen

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *burgijaną.

Verb

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*burgijan

  1. (Anglo-Frisian Germanic) to bury in a mound
Inflection
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Class 1 weak
Infinitive *burgijan
1st sg. past *burgidā
Infinitive *burgijan
Genitive infin. *burgijannjas
Dative infin. *burgijannjē
Instrum. infin. *burgijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *burgiju *burgidā
2nd singular *burgisi *burgidēs, *burgidōs
3rd singular *burgiþi *burgidē, *burgidā
1st plural *burgijum *burgidum
2nd plural *burgiþ *burgidud
3rd plural *burgijanþ *burgidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *burgijē *burgidī
2nd singular *burgijēs *burgidī
3rd singular *burgijē *burgidī
1st plural *burgijēm *burgidīm
2nd plural *burgijēþ *burgidīd
3rd plural *burgijēn *burgidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *burgi
Plural *burgiþ
Present Past
Participle *burgijandī *burgid
Derived terms
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Descendants
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