Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frafaraną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *fra- +‎ *faraną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸrɑ.ˈɸɑ.rɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*frafaraną

  1. (originally) to go away
    1. (intransitive) to perish
    2. (transitive) to destroy

Inflection

Conjugation of *frafaraną (strong class 6)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frafarō *frafaraų *frafarai ?
2nd singular *frafarizi *frafaraiz *frafar *frafarazai *frafaraizau
3rd singular *frafaridi *frafarai *frafaradau *frafaradai *frafaraidau
1st dual *frafarōz *frafaraiw
2nd dual *frafaradiz *frafaraidiz *frafaradiz
1st plural *frafaramaz *frafaraim *frafarandai *frafaraindau
2nd plural *frafarid *frafaraid *frafarid *frafarandai *frafaraindau
3rd plural *frafarandi *frafarain *frafarandau *frafarandai *frafaraindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *frafōr *frafōrį̄
2nd singular *frafōrt *frafōrīz
3rd singular *frafōr *frafōrī
1st dual *frafōrū *frafōrīw
2nd dual *frafōrudiz *frafōrīdiz
1st plural *frafōrum *frafōrīm
2nd plural *frafōrud *frafōrīd
3rd plural *frafōrun *frafōrīn
present past
participles *frafarandz *frafaranaz

Descendants

  • Old English: forfaran
  • Old Frisian: forfara
  • Old Dutch: *farfaran
  • Old High German: firfaran, farfaran
    • Middle High German: vervarn
  • Old Norse: *forfara (cf.) fara (senses of "to perish" and "to destroy"), fyrirfara
    • Icelandic: fyrirfara
    • Old Danish: forfare