*swaigijaną

Runic: ᛊᚹᚨᛁᚷᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswɑi̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to fall, droop, or stoop

Etymology

Compare Lithuanian svai̇̃gti (‘to waver’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	swaigijō	swaigijaų	–
2nd singular	swaigīsi	swaigijais	swaigī
3rd singular	swaigīþi	swaigijai	swaigijaþau
1st dual	swaigijōs	swaigijaiw	–
2nd dual	swaigijaþiz	swaigijaiþiz	swaigijaþiz
1st plural	swaigijamaz	swaigijaim	–
2nd plural	swaigīþ	swaigijaiþ	swaigīþ
3rd plural	swaigijanþi	swaigijain	swaigijanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swaigijai	–
2nd singular	swaigijasai	swaigijaisau
3rd singular	swaigijaþai	swaigijaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	swaigijanþai	swaigijainþau
2nd plural	swaigijanþai	swaigijainþau
3rd plural	swaigijanþai	swaigijainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swaigidǭ	swaigidēdį̄
2nd singular	swaigidēz	swaigidēdīz
3rd singular	swaigidē	swaigidēdī
1st dual	swaigidēdū	swaigidēdīw
2nd dual	swaigidēdudiz	swaigidēdīdiz
1st plural	swaigidēdum	swaigidēdīm
2nd plural	swaigidēdud	swaigidēdīd
3rd plural	swaigidēdun	swaigidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
swaigijaną	swaigijandz	swaigidaz

Descendants

*swaigijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swǣġan (Old English)
  - sweyen, swe, sweȝe, swey, swie (Middle English)
    - sway (English)
    - zwae (Yola)
*swaigijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swǣġan (Old English)
  - sweyen, swe, sweȝe, swey, swie (Middle English)
    - suey, swey, sweye (Middle Scots)
      - swey, swee, swie, swye (Scots)
sveigja (Old Norse)
- sveigja (Icelandic)
- sveia, sveie, sveiga, sveige (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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