*wrōtaną

Runic: ᚹᚱᛟᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwrɔː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7e

Meanings

to root, to dig with the nose

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (‘to scrape, gnaw’), or alternatively a verbal formation related to *wrōts (‘root’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	wrōtō	wrōtaų	–
2nd singular	wrōtizi	wrōtaiz	wrōt
3rd singular	wrōtidi	wrōtai	wrōtadau
1st dual	wrōtōz	wrōtaiw	–
2nd dual	wrōtadiz	wrōtaidiz	wrōtadiz
1st plural	wrōtamaz	wrōtaim	–
2nd plural	wrōtid	wrōtaid	wrōtid
3rd plural	wrōtandi	wrōtain	wrōtandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wrōtai	–
2nd singular	wrōtazai	wrōtaizau
3rd singular	wrōtadai	wrōtaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	wrōtandai	wrōtaindau
2nd plural	wrōtandai	wrōtaindau
3rd plural	wrōtandai	wrōtaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wewrōt	wewrōtį̄
2nd singular	wewrōst	wewrōtīz
3rd singular	wewrōt	wewrōtī
1st dual	wewrōtū	wewrōtīw
2nd dual	wewrōtudiz	wewrōtīdiz
1st plural	wewrōtum	wewrōtīm
2nd plural	wewrōtud	wewrōtīd
3rd plural	wewrōtun	wewrōtīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
wrōtaną	wrōtandz	wrōtanaz

Descendants

*wrōtan (Proto-West Germanic)
- ruozzen (Old High German)
*wrōtan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wruotan (Old Dutch)
  - wroeten (Middle Dutch)
    - wroeten (Dutch)
*wrōtan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wrōtan (Old English)
  - wroten, wrooten (Middle English)
    - root (English)
    - wrutt, wort, rute, wirt, ruit (Scots)
*wrōtan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *wrōtan (Old Saxon)
  - wrôten (Middle Low German)
    - wröten (German Low German)
róta (Old Norse)

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