*swīnaną
Runic: ᛊᚹᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswiː.nɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 1
Meanings
to dwindle, to disappear
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- (‘to decline, perish’).
According to Kroonen the development of the initial consonant cluster was unstable, leading to the doublets *dwīnaną and *þwīnaną.
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | swīnō | swīnaų | – |
| 2nd singular | swīnizi | swīnaiz | swīn |
| 3rd singular | swīnidi | swīnai | swīnadau |
| 1st dual | swīnōz | swīnaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | swīnadiz | swīnaidiz | swīnadiz |
| 1st plural | swīnamaz | swīnaim | – |
| 2nd plural | swīnid | swīnaid | swīnid |
| 3rd plural | swīnandi | swīnain | swīnandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | swīnai | – |
| 2nd singular | swīnazai | swīnaizau |
| 3rd singular | swīnadai | swīnaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | swīnandai | swīnaindau |
| 2nd plural | swīnandai | swīnaindau |
| 3rd plural | swīnandai | swīnaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | swain | swinį̄ |
| 2nd singular | swaint | swinīz |
| 3rd singular | swain | swinī |
| 1st dual | swinū | swinīw |
| 2nd dual | swinudiz | swinīdiz |
| 1st plural | swinum | swinīm |
| 2nd plural | swinud | swinīd |
| 3rd plural | swinun | swinīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| swīnaną | swīnandz | swinanaz |
Descendants
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*swīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*swīnan (Old Dutch)
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swînen (Middle Dutch)
- swijnen (Dutch)
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swînen (Middle Dutch)
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*swīnan (Old Dutch)
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*swīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
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swīnan (Old High German)
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swīnen (Middle High German)
- schwiine (Alemannic German)
- schweinen (German)
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swīnen (Middle High German)
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swīnan (Old High German)
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*swīnan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*swīnan (Old Saxon)
- swînen (Middle Low German)
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*swīnan (Old Saxon)
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svína (Old Norse)
- svína (Icelandic)