*wīsijaną

Runic: ᚹᛁᛊᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwiː.si.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct

Etymology

From *wīsaz (‘wise’) + *-janą.

Conjugation

Present active

PersonIndicativeSubjunctiveImperative
1st singularwīsijōwīsijaų–
2nd singularwīsīsiwīsijaiswīsī
3rd singularwīsīþiwīsijaiwīsijaþau
1st dualwīsijōswīsijaiw–
2nd dualwīsijaþizwīsijaiþizwīsijaþiz
1st pluralwīsijamazwīsijaim–
2nd pluralwīsīþwīsijaiþwīsīþ
3rd pluralwīsijanþiwīsijainwīsijanþau

Present passive

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwīsijai–
2nd singularwīsijasaiwīsijaisau
3rd singularwīsijaþaiwīsijaiþau
1st dual––
2nd dual––
1st pluralwīsijanþaiwīsijainþau
2nd pluralwīsijanþaiwīsijainþau
3rd pluralwīsijanþaiwīsijainþau

Past

PersonIndicativeSubjunctive
1st singularwīsidǭwīsidēdį̄
2nd singularwīsidēzwīsidēdīz
3rd singularwīsidēwīsidēdī
1st dualwīsidēdūwīsidēdīw
2nd dualwīsidēdudizwīsidēdīdiz
1st pluralwīsidēdumwīsidēdīm
2nd pluralwīsidēdudwīsidēdīd
3rd pluralwīsidēdunwīsidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

InfinitivePresent ParticiplePast Participle
wīsijaną wīsijandz wīsidaz

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Descendants

  • *wīsijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīsan (Old English)
  • *wīsijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīsen (Old Dutch)
      • wisen (Middle Dutch)
        • wijzen (Dutch)
          • wys (Afrikaans)
  • *wīsijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīsa (Old Frisian)
      • wise (North Frisian)
      • wiese (Saterland Frisian)
      • wize (West Frisian)
  • *wīsijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīsen (Old High German)
      • wīsen (Middle High German)
        • weisen (German)
        • weisen (Luxembourgish)
        • ווײַזן (vayzn) (Yiddish)
  • *wīsijan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • wīsian (Old Saxon)
      • wîsen (Middle Low German)
        • wiesen (German Low German)
  • *𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*weisjan) (Gothic)
    • 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fullaweisjan) (Gothic)
  • vihjata (Finnish)

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