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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *mōtijaną</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-02"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_mōtijaną</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_motijana" type="verb" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mōtijaną">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>mōtijaną</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈmɔː.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛗᛟᛏᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>verb</pos>
            <gram type="class">Weak class 1</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>to meet, encounter</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From *mōtą (‘meeting’) + *-janą.</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijaų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mōtīsi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijais</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mōtī</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijasai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijaisau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mōtīþi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijaþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijaþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mōtijaiþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>mōtijōs</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #du">
              <orth>mōtijaiw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>mōtijaþiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>mōtijaiþiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #du">
              <orth>mōtijaþiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijamaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijaim</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijanþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijainþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mōtīþ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijaiþ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mōtīþ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijanþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijainþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijanþi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijain</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #imper #act #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijanþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #ind #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijanþai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pres #subj #pass #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mōtijainþau</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mōtidǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #sg">
              <orth>mōtidēdį̄</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mōtidēz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #sg">
              <orth>mōtidēdīz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mōtidē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #sg">
              <orth>mōtidēdī</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #du">
              <orth>mōtidēdū</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #du">
              <orth>mōtidēdīw</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #du">
              <orth>mōtidēdudiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #du">
              <orth>mōtidēdīdiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mōtidēdum</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p1 #pl">
              <orth>mōtidēdīm</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mōtidēdud</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p2 #pl">
              <orth>mōtidēdīd</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #ind #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mōtidēdun</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#past #subj #p3 #pl">
              <orth>mōtidēdīn</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="present">
              <orth>mōtijandz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="participle" subtype="past">
              <orth>mōtidaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="infinitive">
              <orth>mōtijaną</orth>
            </form>
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                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mōtijan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*muoten</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>moeten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Limburgish</lang>
                        <orth>mote</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mōtijan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*muoten</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>moeten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>moeten</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                          <orth>moetsje</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mōtijan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>*muoten</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>moeten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>gemoeten, ontmoeten, entmuten, untmuten</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Dutch</lang>
                          <orth>gemoeten</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mōtijan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>mētan</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>meten, meeten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>meet</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Scots</lang>
                        <orth>met, mete, meit, meet</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mōtijan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>mēta</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>North Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>?</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>mäite</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>mette</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mōtijan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>muozen</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>muozen, muoten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                        <orth>*entmuozen, entmuoten</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>German</lang>
                          <orth>entmuten</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mōtijan</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>mōtian</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>môten, mö̂ten</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Low German</lang>
                        <orth>möten, bemöten</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                        <orth>entmôten, entmö̂ten</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mœta</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Elfdalian</lang>
                    <orth>my̨öt</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Faroese</lang>
                    <orth>møta</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                    <orth>mæta</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Bokmål</lang>
                    <orth>møte</orth>
                  </form>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Norwegian Nynorsk</lang>
                    <orth>møta, møte</orth>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mœta</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Danish</lang>
                    <orth>møtæ</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Danish</lang>
                      <orth>møde</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                  <orth>mœta</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Swedish</lang>
                    <orth>mø̄ta</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Swedish</lang>
                      <orth>möta</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
            </list>
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