*rōaną

Runic: ᚱᛟᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈrɔː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7e

Meanings

to row

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁- (ye-)-ti, from *h₁reh₁- (‘to row’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularrōōrōaų–
2nd singularrōizirōaizrō
3rd singularrōidirōairōadau
1st dualrōōzrōaiw–
2nd dualrōadizrōaidizrōadiz
1st pluralrōamazrōaim–
2nd pluralrōidrōaidrōid
3rd pluralrōandirōainrōandau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularrōai–
2nd singularrōazairōaizau
3rd singularrōadairōaidau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralrōandairōaindau
2nd pluralrōandairōaindau
3rd pluralrōandairōaindau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularrerōrerōį̄
2nd singularrerōtrerōīz
3rd singularrerōrerōī
1st dualrerōūrerōīw
2nd dualrerōudizrerōīdiz
1st pluralrerōumrerōīm
2nd pluralrerōudrerōīd
3rd pluralrerōunrerōīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
rōaną rōandz rōanaz

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Descendants

  • *rōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *ruoien (Old Dutch)
      • roeyen (Middle Dutch)
        • roeien (Dutch)
          • roei (Afrikaans)
  • *rōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • rōwan (Old English)
      • rowen (Middle English)
        • row (English)
        • row (Scots)
  • *rōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rōia (Old Frisian)
      • roie (Saterland Frisian)
      • roeie (West Frisian)
  • *rōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *ruojan (Old High German)
      • rüejen, rüegen, ruogen (Middle High German)
        • rojen (German)
  • *rōan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *rōian (Old Saxon)
      • rōen, rōien, rōjen (Middle Low German)
  • róa (Old Norse)
    • ro (Danish)
    • rógva (Faroese)
    • róa (Icelandic)
    • ro (Norwegian)
  • róa (Old Norse)
    • rōa (Old Swedish)
      • ro (Swedish)

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