*kwīnaną

Runic: ᚲᚹᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈkwiː.nɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 1

Meanings

to wither, to dwindle

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyH- (‘to dwindle’) or possibly, Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- (‘to decline, perish’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularkwīnōkwīnaų–
2nd singularkwīnizikwīnaizkwīn
3rd singularkwīnidikwīnaikwīnadau
1st dualkwīnōzkwīnaiw–
2nd dualkwīnadizkwīnaidizkwīnadiz
1st pluralkwīnamazkwīnaim–
2nd pluralkwīnidkwīnaidkwīnid
3rd pluralkwīnandikwīnainkwīnandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkwīnai–
2nd singularkwīnazaikwīnaizau
3rd singularkwīnadaikwīnaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralkwīnandaikwīnaindau
2nd pluralkwīnandaikwīnaindau
3rd pluralkwīnandaikwīnaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularkwainkwinį̄
2nd singularkwaintkwinīz
3rd singularkwainkwinī
1st dualkwinūkwinīw
2nd dualkwinudizkwinīdiz
1st pluralkwinumkwinīm
2nd pluralkwinudkwinīd
3rd pluralkwinunkwinīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
kwīnaną kwīnandz kwinanaz

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Descendants

  • *kwīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • quīnan (Old Dutch)
      • quinen (Middle Dutch)
        • kwijnen (Dutch)
  • *kwīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *cwīnan (Old English)
      • ācwīnan (Old English)
  • *kwīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *quīna (Old Frisian)
      • kwienje (Saterland Frisian)
      • kwine, kwynje (West Frisian)
  • *kwīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *quīnan (Old High German)
      • *quīnen (Middle High German)
        • verquīnen (Middle High German)
  • *kwīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *quīnan (Old Saxon)
      • quînen (Middle Low German)
        • quienen (German Low German)

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