*fīsaną
Runic: ᚠᛁᛊᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸiː.sɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 1
Meanings
- to blow
- to fart
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *péys-e/o- from root *(s)peys-(‘to breathe, blow’) (Kroonen 2013). Likely of onomatopoeic origin. Possible cognate are Latin spīrō (‘to breathe, draw breath, respire’) and Russian пища́ть (piščátʹ, ‘to peep, squeak’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fīsō | fīsaų | – |
| 2nd singular | fīsizi | fīsaiz | fīs |
| 3rd singular | fīsidi | fīsai | fīsadau |
| 1st dual | fīsōz | fīsaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | fīsadiz | fīsaidiz | fīsadiz |
| 1st plural | fīsamaz | fīsaim | – |
| 2nd plural | fīsid | fīsaid | fīsid |
| 3rd plural | fīsandi | fīsain | fīsandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fīsai | – |
| 2nd singular | fīsazai | fīsaizau |
| 3rd singular | fīsadai | fīsaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | fīsandai | fīsaindau |
| 2nd plural | fīsandai | fīsaindau |
| 3rd plural | fīsandai | fīsaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fais | fisį̄ |
| 2nd singular | faist | fisīz |
| 3rd singular | fais | fisī |
| 1st dual | fisū | fisīw |
| 2nd dual | fisudiz | fisīdiz |
| 1st plural | fisum | fisīm |
| 2nd plural | fisud | fisīd |
| 3rd plural | fisun | fisīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| fīsaną | fīsandz | fisanaz |
Descendants
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*fīsan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*fīsan (Old High German)
- vīsen (Middle High German)
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*fīsan (Old High German)
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físa (Old Norse)
- fise (Danish)
- físa (Faroese)
- físa (Icelandic)
- fise (Norwegian Bokmål)
- fise, fisa (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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físa (Old Norse)
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fīsa (Old Swedish)
- fisa (Swedish)
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fīsa (Old Swedish)