*karjaną

Runic: ᚲᚨᚱᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkɑr.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to scratch, scrape
  2. to sweep

Etymology

Mayrhofer appears to derive the root from a Proto-Indo-European *ǵewH- (‘to force, drive’); see Sanskrit जू (jū) (jū, ‘to press forward’) for more.

Other theories connect the verb to Proto-Indo-European *ger- (‘to scrape’) or Proto-Indo-European *gew- (‘to turn, bend’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularkarjōkarjaų–
2nd singularkarisikarjaiskari
3rd singularkariþikarjaikarjaþau
1st dualkarjōskarjaiw–
2nd dualkarjaþizkarjaiþizkarjaþiz
1st pluralkarjamazkarjaim–
2nd pluralkariþkarjaiþkariþ
3rd pluralkarjanþikarjainkarjanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkarjai–
2nd singularkarjasaikarjaisau
3rd singularkarjaþaikarjaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralkarjanþaikarjainþau
2nd pluralkarjanþaikarjainþau
3rd pluralkarjanþaikarjainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkaridǭkaridēdį̄
2nd singularkaridēzkaridēdīz
3rd singularkaridēkaridēdī
1st dualkaridēdūkaridēdīw
2nd dualkaridēdudizkaridēdīdiz
1st pluralkaridēdumkaridēdīm
2nd pluralkaridēdudkaridēdīd
3rd pluralkaridēdunkaridēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
karjaną karjandz karidaz

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Descendants

  • kerian (Old Saxon)
    • kēren (Middle Low German)
      • keren, ankeren (Low German)
  • keren (Old Saxon)
    • kēren (Middle Low German)
      • keren, ankeren (Low German)
  • *keren (Old Dutch)
    • kēren (Middle Dutch)
      • keren (Dutch)
      • kaere (Limburgish)
  • *kerren (Old Dutch)
    • kēren (Middle Dutch)
      • keren (Dutch)
      • kaere (Limburgish)
  • kerien (Old High German)
    • keren, kern (Middle High German)
      • khéeran (Cimbrian)
      • kehren (German)
  • kerren (Old High German)
    • keren, kern (Middle High German)
      • khéeran (Cimbrian)
      • kehren (German)
  • cherjen (Old High German)
    • keren, kern (Middle High German)
      • khéeran (Cimbrian)
      • kehren (German)
  • cherren (Old High German)
    • keren, kern (Middle High German)
      • khéeran (Cimbrian)
      • kehren (German)

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