*sabjaną

Runic: ᛊᚨᛒᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈsɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

  1. to know
  2. to taste; sense; perceive
  3. to notice

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sep- (‘to taste, try out’).

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularsabjōsabjaų–
2nd singularsabisisabjaissabi
3rd singularsabiþisabjaisabjaþau
1st dualsabjōssabjaiw–
2nd dualsabjaþizsabjaiþizsabjaþiz
1st pluralsabjamazsabjaim–
2nd pluralsabiþsabjaiþsabiþ
3rd pluralsabjanþisabjainsabjanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularsabjai–
2nd singularsabjasaisabjaisau
3rd singularsabjaþaisabjaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralsabjanþaisabjainþau
2nd pluralsabjanþaisabjainþau
3rd pluralsabjanþaisabjainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularsōfsōbį̄
2nd singularsōftsōbīz
3rd singularsōfsōbī
1st dualsōbūsōbīw
2nd dualsōbudizsōbīdiz
1st pluralsōbumsōbīm
2nd pluralsōbudsōbīd
3rd pluralsōbunsōbīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
sabjaną sabjandz sabanaz

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Descendants

  • *sabbjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *seffen (Old Dutch)
      • *biseffen (Old Dutch)
        • beseffen, beseven (Middle Dutch)
          • beseffen (Dutch)
            • besef (Afrikaans)
  • *sabbjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *sebba, *seffa (Old Frisian)
      • *biseffa (Old Frisian)
        • beseffe (West Frisian)
  • *sabbjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sebben, seffen (Old High German)
      • *intsebben, *antsebben (Old High German)
        • seben, entseben (Middle High German)
          • entseben (German)
  • *sabbjan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • sebbian, seffian (Old Saxon)
      • biseffian, afsebbian, afseffian, anseffian (Old Saxon)

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