*derbaną

Runic: ᛞᛖᚱᛒᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈder.βɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to work
to perish

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰerbʰ-e/o- from root *(s)dʰerbʰ-(‘to exert (force, work, treatment); become stiff’), probably from *dʰer- (‘to support, hold’) via Sieb’s Law. Cognate with Lithuanian dirbti (‘to work’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	derbō	derbaų	–
2nd singular	dirbizi	derbaiz	derb
3rd singular	dirbidi	derbai	derbadau
1st dual	derbōz	derbaiw	–
2nd dual	derbadiz	derbaidiz	derbadiz
1st plural	derbamaz	derbaim	–
2nd plural	dirbid	derbaid	dirbid
3rd plural	derbandi	derbain	derbandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	derbai	–
2nd singular	derbazai	derbaizau
3rd singular	derbadai	derbaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	derbandai	derbaindau
2nd plural	derbandai	derbaindau
3rd plural	derbandai	derbaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	darb	durbį̄
2nd singular	darft	durbīz
3rd singular	darb	durbī
1st dual	durbū	durbīw
2nd dual	durbudiz	durbīdiz
1st plural	durbum	durbīm
2nd plural	durbud	durbīd
3rd plural	durbun	durbīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
derbaną	derbandz	durbanaz

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Descendants

*derban (Proto-West Germanic)
- deorfan (Old English)
  - derven (Middle English)
*derban (Proto-West Germanic)
- *fraderban (Proto-West Germanic)
  - *farderban (Old High German)
    - verderben (Middle High German)
      - verderben (German)
fordjarfa (Old Norse)

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