𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aiganą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂óyḱe, from *h₂eyḱ- (“ability, possession”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛːɣan/

Verb

𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 • (aigan)

1. to possess, own
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 16:15:

     𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌳𐌿𐌷𐌸𐌴 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.

     all þatei aih atta mein ist duhþē qaþ þatei us meinamma nimiþ jah gateihiþ izwis.

     All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. (KJV)

Conjugation

Note that two variant present active indicative forms, 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌼 (aihum) (first person plural) and 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌸 (aihuþ) (second person plural), are attested.

Preterite-present
Infinitive	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 aigan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷 aih	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰 aihta	—
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 aiht	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐍃 aihtēs	—
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷 aih	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰 aihta	—
1st dual	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿 aigu	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿 aihtēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐍄𐍃 aiguts	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 aihtēduts	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐌼 aigum	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 aihtēdum	—
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐌸 aiguþ	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 aihtēduþ	—
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐌽 aigun	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 aihtēdun	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌿 aigjau	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 aihtēdjau	—
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍃 aigeis	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 aihtēdeis	—
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌹 aigi	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌹 aihtēdi	—
1st dual	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 aigeiwa	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 aihtēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 aigeits	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 aihtēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 aigeima	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 aihtēdeima	—
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌸 aigeiþ	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 aihtēdeiþ	—
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 aigeina	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 aihtēdeina	—
Imperative
2nd singular	—
3rd singular	—
2nd dual	—
2nd plural	—
3rd plural	—
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 aigands	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 aihts

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fairaihan) (via a Verner alternant 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aihan))

Related terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (gaaiginōn)