*fōdijaną

Runic: ᚠᛟᛞᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɔː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to feed
to give birth

Etymology

Orel suggests it's derived from *fōdô (‘food’) + *-janą. Kroonen assumes it is a causative verb derived from a lost strong verb *faþaną, from pre-Germanic *ph₂t- a zero-grade present form of Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (‘protect, guard, graze, feed’) extended with *-t-. Compare Ancient Greek πατέομαι (patéomai) (patéomai, ‘to eat’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	fōdijō	fōdijaų	–
2nd singular	fōdīsi	fōdijais	fōdī
3rd singular	fōdīþi	fōdijai	fōdijaþau
1st dual	fōdijōs	fōdijaiw	–
2nd dual	fōdijaþiz	fōdijaiþiz	fōdijaþiz
1st plural	fōdijamaz	fōdijaim	–
2nd plural	fōdīþ	fōdijaiþ	fōdīþ
3rd plural	fōdijanþi	fōdijain	fōdijanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	fōdijai	–
2nd singular	fōdijasai	fōdijaisau
3rd singular	fōdijaþai	fōdijaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	fōdijanþai	fōdijainþau
2nd plural	fōdijanþai	fōdijainþau
3rd plural	fōdijanþai	fōdijainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	fōdidǭ	fōdidēdį̄
2nd singular	fōdidēz	fōdidēdīz
3rd singular	fōdidē	fōdidēdī
1st dual	fōdidēdū	fōdidēdīw
2nd dual	fōdidēdudiz	fōdidēdīdiz
1st plural	fōdidēdum	fōdidēdīm
2nd plural	fōdidēdud	fōdidēdīd
3rd plural	fōdidēdun	fōdidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
fōdijaną	fōdijandz	fōdidaz

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Descendants

*fōdijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *fuoden (Old Dutch)
  - voeden (Middle Dutch)
    - voeden (Dutch)
      - voed (Afrikaans)
*fōdijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- fēdan (Old English)
  - feden (Middle English)
    - feed (English)
    - fede, feid (Scots)
*fōdijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- fēda (Old Frisian)
  - fiede (West Frisian)
*fōdijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- fuoten (Old High German)
  - vüeten (Middle High German)
*fōdijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- fōdian (Old Saxon)
  - vö̂den (Middle Low German)
    - föden (German Low German)
fǿða (Old Norse)
- føða (Faroese)
- fæða (Icelandic)
- føda, fø (Norwegian Nynorsk)
fǿða (Old Norse)
- føthæ (Old Danish)
  - føde (Danish)
    - føde, fø (Norwegian Bokmål)
fǿða (Old Norse)
- fø̄þa (Old Swedish)
  - föda (Swedish)
fꝍða (Old Norse)
- føða (Faroese)
- fæða (Icelandic)
- føda, fø (Norwegian Nynorsk)
fꝍða (Old Norse)
- føthæ (Old Danish)
  - føde (Danish)
    - føde, fø (Norwegian Bokmål)
fꝍða (Old Norse)
- fø̄þa (Old Swedish)
  - föda (Swedish)
fœða (Old Norse)
- føða (Faroese)
- fæða (Icelandic)
- føda, fø (Norwegian Nynorsk)
fœða (Old Norse)
- føthæ (Old Danish)
  - føde (Danish)
    - føde, fø (Norwegian Bokmål)
fœða (Old Norse)
- fø̄þa (Old Swedish)
  - föda (Swedish)
fæða (Old Norse)
- føða (Faroese)
- fæða (Icelandic)
- føda, fø (Norwegian Nynorsk)
fæða (Old Norse)
- føthæ (Old Danish)
  - føde (Danish)
    - føde, fø (Norwegian Bokmål)
fæða (Old Norse)
- fø̄þa (Old Swedish)
  - föda (Swedish)
𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan) (Gothic)

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