Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sparēn

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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

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From Proto-Germanic *sparāną. Equivalent to *spar (sparing, frugal) +‎ *-ēn.

Verb

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*sparēn[1]

  1. to spare

Inflection

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Class 3 weak
Infinitive *sparēn
1st sg. past *spar?dā
Infinitive *sparēn
Genitive infin. *sparēnijas
Dative infin. *sparēnijē
Instrum. infin. *sparēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *sparē *spar?dā
2nd singular *sparēs *spar?dēs, *spar?dēs
3rd singular *sparēþ *spar?dē, *spar?dā
1st plural *sparēm *spar?dum
2nd plural *sparēþ *spar?dud
3rd plural *sparēnþ *spar?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *sparē *spar?dī
2nd singular *sparēs *spar?dī
3rd singular *sparē *spar?dī
1st plural *sparēm *spar?dīm
2nd plural *sparēþ *spar?dīd
3rd plural *sparēn *spar?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *sparē
Plural *sparēþ
Present Past
Participle *sparēndī *spar?d

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162:PWGmc *sparē-