*swindaną

Runic: ᛊᚹᛁᚾᛞᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswin.dɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

To dwindle

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)wendʰ- (‘to dwindle’), and compared with Proto-Slavic *vę̀dnǫti (‘to fade, wither’) as well as perhaps Old Armenian քանդել (kʻandel, ‘to demolish, break up’). Alternatively, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *swīnaną, *dwīnaną, *þwīnaną (‘to dwindle’), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- (‘to dwindle’), though this is phonetically difficult.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	swindō	swindaų	–
2nd singular	swindizi	swindaiz	swind
3rd singular	swindidi	swindai	swindadau
1st dual	swindōz	swindaiw	–
2nd dual	swindadiz	swindaidiz	swindadiz
1st plural	swindamaz	swindaim	–
2nd plural	swindid	swindaid	swindid
3rd plural	swindandi	swindain	swindandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swindai	–
2nd singular	swindazai	swindaizau
3rd singular	swindadai	swindaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	swindandai	swindaindau
2nd plural	swindandai	swindaindau
3rd plural	swindandai	swindaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swand	swundį̄
2nd singular	swanst	swundīz
3rd singular	swand	swundī
1st dual	swundū	swundīw
2nd dual	swundudiz	swundīdiz
1st plural	swundum	swundīm
2nd plural	swundud	swundīd
3rd plural	swundun	swundīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
swindaną	swindandz	swundanaz

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Descendants

*swindan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swindan (Old Dutch)
  - swinden (Middle Dutch)
    - zwinden (Dutch)
*swindan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swindan (Old English)
  - swinden, swynden (Middle English)
*swindan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swinda (Old Frisian)
  - swiende (Saterland Frisian)
  - swine (West Frisian)
*swindan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swintan (Old High German)
  - swinden (Middle High German)
    - schwinden (German)
*swindan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swindan (Old Saxon)
  - swinden (Middle Low German)
    - svinde (Danish)
    - swinnen (German Low German)
    - svinne (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - svinne, svinna (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*swindan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swindan (Old Saxon)
  - swinden (Middle Low German)
    - svinda, svinna (Old Swedish)
      - svinna (Swedish)

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