*brōdijaną

Runic: ᛒᚱᛟᛞᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbrɔː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to keep warm; brood
  2. to breed

Etymology

Likely derived from the noun *brōduz (‘heat, warmth, incubation; brood; breeding’) + *-(i)janą(causative suffix forming Weak class 1 verbs). This provides a simpler derivation than directly from a Proto-Indo-European causative, as it provides a simple solution for the -d-. Alternatively, it would have to be from a PIE t-extension with a causative suffix, *bʰroh₁-t-éy-e/o- from *bʰreh₁- (‘to burn, brew’), upon which a tu-stem was built for the noun. Related to Proto-Germanic *brōaną (‘to singe, warm, brew’), *brewwaną (‘to brew’)). Also related to *brēdaną (‘to warm, heat, broil; roast (meat)’), and *brējaną (‘to roast, smell’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularbrōdijōbrōdijaų–
2nd singularbrōdīsibrōdijaisbrōdī
3rd singularbrōdīþibrōdijaibrōdijaþau
1st dualbrōdijōsbrōdijaiw–
2nd dualbrōdijaþizbrōdijaiþizbrōdijaþiz
1st pluralbrōdijamazbrōdijaim–
2nd pluralbrōdīþbrōdijaiþbrōdīþ
3rd pluralbrōdijanþibrōdijainbrōdijanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbrōdijai–
2nd singularbrōdijasaibrōdijaisau
3rd singularbrōdijaþaibrōdijaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralbrōdijanþaibrōdijainþau
2nd pluralbrōdijanþaibrōdijainþau
3rd pluralbrōdijanþaibrōdijainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularbrōdidǭbrōdidēdį̄
2nd singularbrōdidēzbrōdidēdīz
3rd singularbrōdidēbrōdidēdī
1st dualbrōdidēdūbrōdidēdīw
2nd dualbrōdidēdudizbrōdidēdīdiz
1st pluralbrōdidēdumbrōdidēdīm
2nd pluralbrōdidēdudbrōdidēdīd
3rd pluralbrōdidēdunbrōdidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
brōdijaną brōdijandz brōdidaz

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Descendants

  • *bruoden (Old Dutch)
    • broeden, bruden (Middle Dutch)
      • broeden (Dutch)
  • brēdan (Old English)
    • breden (Middle English)
      • breed (English)
      • brede, breid (Scots)
  • *brēda (Old Frisian)
    • briede (Saterland Frisian)
    • briede (West Frisian)
  • bruoten (Old High German)
    • brüeten (Middle High German)
      • brüten (German)
      • briede (Hunsrik)
      • bréien (Luxembourgish)
  • *brōdian (Old Saxon)
    • brôden, bröden (Middle Low German)
      • bröden (Low German)

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