𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽

Gothic

FWOTD – 17 July 2016

Etymology

From 𐌰𐍆- (af-, “off”) +‎ *𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽 (*hlaþan, “to load”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afˈhlaθan/

Verb

𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (afhlaþan)

1. (hapax) to lade, weigh down, oppress, burden
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 3:6:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌼, 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌳𐌿 [𐌻𐌿𐍃]𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼,

     untē us þaim sind þaiei sliupand ïn gardins jah frahunþana tiuhand qineina afhlaþana frawaurhtim, þōei tiuhanda du [lus]lustum missaleikaim,

     For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

Conjugation

Class 6 strong
Infinitive	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽 afhlaþan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰 afhlaþa	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸 afhlōþ	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 afhlaþada
2nd singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍃 afhlaþis	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐍃𐍄 afhlōst	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌶𐌰 afhlaþaza
3rd singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌸 afhlaþiþ	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸 afhlōþ	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 afhlaþada
1st dual	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐍃 afhlaþōs	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌿 afhlōþu	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 afhlaþats	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌿𐍄𐍃 afhlōþuts	—
1st plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌼 afhlaþam	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌿𐌼 afhlōþum	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 afhlaþanda
2nd plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌸 afhlaþiþ	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌿𐌸 afhlōþuþ	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 afhlaþanda
3rd plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 afhlaþand	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌿𐌽 afhlōþun	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 afhlaþanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌿 afhlaþau	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌿 afhlōþjau	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 afhlaþaidau
2nd singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃 afhlaþais	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 afhlōþeis	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 afhlaþaizau
3rd singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹 afhlaþai	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌹 afhlōþi	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 afhlaþaidau
1st dual	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 afhlaþaiwa	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 afhlōþeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 afhlaþaits	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 afhlōþeits	—
1st plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 afhlaþaima	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 afhlōþeima	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 afhlaþaindau
2nd plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 afhlaþaiþ	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 afhlōþeiþ	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 afhlaþaindau
3rd plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 afhlaþaina	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 afhlōþeina	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 afhlaþaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸 afhlaþ
3rd singular	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 afhlaþadau
2nd dual	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 afhlaþats
2nd plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌸 afhlaþiþ
3rd plural	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 afhlaþandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 afhlaþands	𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 afhlaþans