herest

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxeː.rest/, [ˈheː.rest] === Verb === hērest second-person singular present indicative of hēran == Oscan == === Etymology === Probably from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-, though the specific details of the etymology are Uncertain. In any case, the term displaced Proto-Italic *welō in the sense "to want." The form herest may reflect Proto-Italic *herjō a continuation of Proto-Indo-European *gʰeryéti. Presumably, the yod would have palatalized the preceding consonant and then have been dropped, yet no orthographic trace of such a development is found, in either this term or in the related word 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌍𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌄𐌉𐌔 (herentateis). Schrijver thus doubts the connection with a *je-present and instead opts to reconstruct an original third conjugation thematic root present *her-e-. He nevertheless considers his alternative explanation uncompelling, though still preferable to the other theory. Regarding the form 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌀𐌃 (heriiad), Zair considers the simples explanation to be that it reflects *herjād, the subjunctive of a *je-present. However, he considers and then dismisses several potential alternative explanations: It may reflect Proto-Italic *herjēd, perhaps a subjunctive form cognate to Umbrian 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌄𐌉 (heriiei). However, according to Zair, the exact parallel of the Umbrian term should be rendered in Oscan as **𐌇𐌄𐌓(𐌉)𐌝𐌃 (**her(i)íd). It might reflect *her-ē-ā-t, itself perhaps the subjunctive of an *ē-conjugation verb, which is also possibly continued by 𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌕𐌖 (eretu). Yet, this theory is also marred by improper spelling—the expected outcome of such a pre-form in Oscan would be **𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌝𐌀𐌃 (**heríad), as indicated by 𐌐𐌞𐌕𐌝𐌀𐌃 (pútíad). === Verb === herest (Third-person singular future) (s)he will want ==== Conjugation ==== 𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌀𐌃 (heriiad, 3s.pr.subj) === References ===