*aināną

Runic: ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɑi̯.nɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to be alone, be solitary
to isolate, make separate or solitary

Etymology

From *ainaz + *-āną, here with both stative-fientive ‘be/become alone’ and factitive ‘make alone, isolate’ senses. The base, *ainaz, continues Proto-Indo-European *h₁óy-no-s. Related to *ainagaz, *ainahô, and semantically opposite of *ainōną, despite the common base.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	ainō	–	–
2nd singular	ainaisi	–	ainai
3rd singular	ainaiþi	–	aināþau
1st dual	ainōs	–	–
2nd dual	aināþiz	–	aināþiz
1st plural	aināmaz	–	–
2nd plural	ainaiþ	–	ainaiþ
3rd plural	ainānþi	–	ainānþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	–	–
2nd singular	aināsai	–
3rd singular	aināþai	–
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	ainānþai	–
2nd plural	ainānþai	–
3rd plural	ainānþai	–

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	ainadǭ	ainadēdį̄
2nd singular	ainadēz	ainadēdīz
3rd singular	ainadē	ainadēdī
1st dual	ainadēdū	ainadēdīw
2nd dual	ainadēdudiz	ainadēdīdiz
1st plural	ainadēdum	ainadēdīm
2nd plural	ainadēdud	ainadēdīd
3rd plural	ainadēdun	ainadēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
aināną	aināndz	ainadaz

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Descendants

*ainēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *einēn (Old High German)
  - einen (Middle High German)
  - ireinēn (Old High German)
*𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*ainan) (Gothic)
- 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gaainan) (Gothic)

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