*fertaną
Runic: ᚠᛖᚱᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸer.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 3
Meanings
to break wind, fart
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pérd-e/o-, from root *perd- (‘to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind’). Cognate with Albanian pjerdh (‘to fart’), Lithuanian pérsti (‘to fart’), Ancient Greek πέρδομαι (pérdomai) (pérdomai, ‘to fart; to break wind’), and Sanskrit पर्दते (párdate) (párdate, ‘to fart’). A strong verb companion to iterative *fartōną (‘to fart’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fertō | fertaų | – |
| 2nd singular | firtizi | fertaiz | fert |
| 3rd singular | firtidi | fertai | fertadau |
| 1st dual | fertōz | fertaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | fertadiz | fertaidiz | fertadiz |
| 1st plural | fertamaz | fertaim | – |
| 2nd plural | firtid | fertaid | firtid |
| 3rd plural | fertandi | fertain | fertandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fertai | – |
| 2nd singular | fertazai | fertaizau |
| 3rd singular | fertadai | fertaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | fertandai | fertaindau |
| 2nd plural | fertandai | fertaindau |
| 3rd plural | fertandai | fertaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fart | furtį̄ |
| 2nd singular | farst | furtīz |
| 3rd singular | fart | furtī |
| 1st dual | furtū | furtīw |
| 2nd dual | furtudiz | furtīdiz |
| 1st plural | furtum | furtīm |
| 2nd plural | furtud | furtīd |
| 3rd plural | furtun | furtīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| fertaną | fertandz | furtanaz |
Descendants
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*fertan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*fertan (Old Dutch)
- verten (Middle Dutch)
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*fertan (Old Dutch)
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*fertan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*feortan (Old English)
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verten, ferten, farten (Middle English)
- fart (English)
- fart (Scots)
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verten, ferten, farten (Middle English)
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*feortan (Old English)
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*fertan (Proto-West Germanic)
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ferzan (Old High German)
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vërzen, varzen (Middle High German)
- farzen (German)
- פֿאַרצן (fartsn) (Yiddish)
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vërzen, varzen (Middle High German)
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ferzan (Old High German)
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*fertan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*fertan (Old Saxon)
- ferten, verten (Middle Low German)
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*fertan (Old Saxon)
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freta, fjarta (Old Norse)
- freta (Faroese)
- freta (Icelandic)
- fjarta (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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freta, fjarta (Old Norse)
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fiærtæ (Old Danish)
- fjerte, fjærte (Danish)
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fiærtæ (Old Danish)
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freta, fjarta (Old Norse)
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fiærtæ (Old Danish)
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fjerte (Norwegian Bokmål)
- fjerta (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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fjerte (Norwegian Bokmål)
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fiærtæ (Old Danish)
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freta, fjarta (Old Norse)
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fiærta (Old Swedish)
- fjärta (Swedish)
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fiærta (Old Swedish)