*burjaną

Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbur.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to lift up; levy
  2. to be seemly; be fitting

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥-yé/ó-, a zero-grade ye-present of root *bʰer- (‘to bear, carry, bring’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularburjōburjaų–
2nd singularburisiburjaisburi
3rd singularburiþiburjaiburjaþau
1st dualburjōsburjaiw–
2nd dualburjaþizburjaiþizburjaþiz
1st pluralburjamazburjaim–
2nd pluralburiþburjaiþburiþ
3rd pluralburjanþiburjainburjanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularburjai–
2nd singularburjasaiburjaisau
3rd singularburjaþaiburjaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralburjanþaiburjainþau
2nd pluralburjanþaiburjainþau
3rd pluralburjanþaiburjainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularburidǭburidēdį̄
2nd singularburidēzburidēdīz
3rd singularburidēburidēdī
1st dualburidēdūburidēdīw
2nd dualburidēdudizburidēdīdiz
1st pluralburidēdumburidēdīm
2nd pluralburidēdudburidēdīd
3rd pluralburidēdunburidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
burjaną burjandz buridaz

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Descendants

  • *burjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *burien (Old Dutch)
      • bueren (Middle Dutch)
        • beure, bäöre (Limburgish)
  • *burjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *burien (Old Dutch)
      • bueren (Middle Dutch)
        • beuren (Dutch)
          • beur (Afrikaans)
  • *burjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • byrian (Old English)
      • birren, biren (Middle English)
  • *burjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bera (Old Frisian)
  • *burjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • burien, burren (Old High German)
      • bürn (Middle High German)
  • *burjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • burian (Old Saxon)
      • boren, bören (Middle Low German)
        • böhren (Low German)
  • byrja (Old Norse)
    • byrja (Faroese)
    • byrja (Icelandic)
    • børje (Norwegian Bokmål)
    • byrja, bydja, byrre, børja, børje (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • byrja (Old Norse)
    • byriæ (Old Danish)
      • børje, burde (Danish)
  • byrja (Old Norse)
    • byria (Old Swedish)
      • börja (Swedish)

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