*wīhāną
Runic: ᚹᛁᚺᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.xɑː.nɑ̃/verb · Weak class 3
Meanings
to hallow, to consecrate
Etymology
SS:reformulated from Wikt. Weak class 1. From *wīhaz (‘sacred, holy’) + *-āną. Reformulated in Northwest Germanic as a Weak class 1 verb, wīhijaną. The precise formation of the Germanic paradigm is uncertain, however, since the origin of the Weak class 3 alternation *-ai- ~ *-ā- remains disputed Jasanoff 1973; Ringe 2017: 203–206, 286–89; Tanaka 2011: 254–60, 268–69).
Descendants:
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wīhō | – | – |
| 2nd singular | wīhaisi | – | wīhai |
| 3rd singular | wīhaiþi | – | wīhāþau |
| 1st dual | wīhōs | – | – |
| 2nd dual | wīhāþiz | – | wīhāþiz |
| 1st plural | wīhāmaz | – | – |
| 2nd plural | wīhaiþ | – | wīhaiþ |
| 3rd plural | wīhānþi | – | wīhānþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | – | – |
| 2nd singular | wīhāsai | – |
| 3rd singular | wīhāþai | – |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | wīhānþai | – |
| 2nd plural | wīhānþai | – |
| 3rd plural | wīhānþai | – |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | wīhadǭ | wīhadēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | wīhadēz | wīhadēdīz |
| 3rd singular | wīhadē | wīhadēdī |
| 1st dual | wīhadēdū | wīhadēdīw |
| 2nd dual | wīhadēdudiz | wīhadēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | wīhadēdum | wīhadēdīm |
| 2nd plural | wīhadēdud | wīhadēdīd |
| 3rd plural | wīhadēdun | wīhadēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| wīhāną | wīhāndz | wīhadaz |