𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (greitan)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grētaną (“to weep, cry”).

Verb

𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 • (grētan)

1. to weep, cry
   • Gothic Bible, John 11:33:

     𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍉𐌸 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐍉 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸.

     amēn amēn qiþa izwis þei greitiþ jah gaunōþ jus iþ manasēþs faginōþ jus saurgandans wairþiþ akei sō saurga izwara du fahēdai wairþiþ.

     Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 7 strong
Infinitive	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 grētan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰 grēta	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄 gaigrōt	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 grētada
2nd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌹𐍃 grētis	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍃𐍄 gaigrōst	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌶𐌰 grētaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌹𐌸 grētiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄 gaigrōt	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 grētada
1st dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐍉𐍃 grētōs	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌿 gaigrōtu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 grētats	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍄𐍃 gaigrōtuts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌼 grētam	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌼 gaigrōtum	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 grētanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌹𐌸 grētiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌸 gaigrōtuþ	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 grētanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳 grētand	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽 gaigrōtun	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 grētanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌿 grētau	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 gaigrōtjau	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 grētaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 grētais	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 gaigrōteis	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 grētaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹 grētai	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌹 gaigrōti	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 grētaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 grētaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaigrōteiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 grētaits	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gaigrōteits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 grētaima	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gaigrōteima	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 grētaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸 grētaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸 gaigrōteiþ	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 grētaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 grētaina	𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍂𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaigrōteina	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 grētaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄 grēt
3rd singular	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 grētadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 grētats
2nd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌹𐌸 grētiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 grētandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 grētands	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 grētans

Related terms

• 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐍃 (grēts)