*dajjaną

Runic: ᛞᚨᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdɑj.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to suck, suckle

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-oy-éye/o-, causative of y-present *dʰeh₁-éy-ti ~ *dʰeh₁-y-énti, from root *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’, later remodeled as a Proto-Germanic weak class 1 verb (Kroonen 2013). The North and East Proto-Germanic reflexes show the typical result of Holtmann’s Law. Cognate with Latin fellō (‘suck, suckle’), Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti) (doiti, ‘to breastfeed, suckle; milk’), Sanskrit धयति (dháyati) (dháyati, ‘to suck, drink; suckle, nourish’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singulardajjōdajjaų–
2nd singulardajisidajjaisdaji
3rd singulardajiþidajjaidajjaþau
1st dualdajjōsdajjaiw–
2nd dualdajjaþizdajjaiþizdajjaþiz
1st pluraldajjamazdajjaim–
2nd pluraldajiþdajjaiþdajiþ
3rd pluraldajjanþidajjaindajjanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulardajjai–
2nd singulardajjasaidajjaisau
3rd singulardajjaþaidajjaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluraldajjanþaidajjainþau
2nd pluraldajjanþaidajjainþau
3rd pluraldajjanþaidajjainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singulardajidǭdajidēdį̄
2nd singulardajidēzdajidēdīz
3rd singulardajidēdajidēdī
1st dualdajidēdūdajidēdīw
2nd dualdajidēdudizdajidēdīdiz
1st pluraldajidēdumdajidēdīm
2nd pluraldajidēduddajidēdīd
3rd pluraldajidēdundajidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
dajjaną dajjandz dajidaz

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Descendants

  • *daijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dēon (Old English)
  • *deggja (Old Norse)
    • dægge (Danish)
  • *deggja (Old Norse)
    • dæggia (Old Swedish)
      • dägga (Swedish)
        • däggdjur (Swedish)
  • 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan) (Gothic)

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