𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-) +‎ 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hafjan).

Verb

𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (andhafjan)

1. to reply, to respond, to answer
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 14:48:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼: 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌳𐌿 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌺.

     jah andhafjands iēsus qaþ du im: swē du waidēdjin urrunnuþ miþ hairum jah triwam greipan mik.

     And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 6 strong, j-present
Infinitive	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽 andhafjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰 andhafja	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆 andhōf	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 andhafjada
2nd singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌹𐍃 andhafjis	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐍄 andhōft	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 andhafjaza
3rd singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌹𐌸 andhafjiþ	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆 andhōf	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 andhafjada
1st dual	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐍉𐍃 andhafjōs	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌿 andhōfu	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 andhafjats	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌿𐍄𐍃 andhōfuts	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌼 andhafjam	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌿𐌼 andhōfum	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 andhafjanda
2nd plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌹𐌸 andhafjiþ	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌿𐌸 andhōfuþ	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 andhafjanda
3rd plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 andhafjand	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌿𐌽 andhōfun	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 andhafjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌿 andhafjau	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌿 andhōfjau	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 andhafjaidau
2nd singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 andhafjais	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌴𐌹𐍃 andhōfeis	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 andhafjaizau
3rd singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹 andhafjai	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌹 andhōfi	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 andhafjaidau
1st dual	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 andhafjaiwa	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 andhōfeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 andhafjaits	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 andhōfeits	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 andhafjaima	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 andhōfeima	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 andhafjaindau
2nd plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 andhafjaiþ	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌸 andhōfeiþ	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 andhafjaindau
3rd plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 andhafjaina	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 andhōfeina	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 andhafjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌴𐌹 andhafei
3rd singular	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 andhafjadau
2nd dual	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 andhafjats
2nd plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌹𐌸 andhafjiþ
3rd plural	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 andhafjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 andhafjands	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌽𐍃 andhafans

Further reading

• Thomas Le Marchant Douse (1886) An Introduction, Phonological, Morphological, Syntactic to the Gothic of Ulfilas (in Gothic), London: Taylor and Francis, page 248:

  (xviii) The word for "to answer" is andhafjan; in the following instance (Lk. xx. 7) it governs an indirect clause: Andhōfun ei ni wissēdeina hwaþro (wēsi) = "They-answered that they-knew not whence (he was)." It may also be used without any object […] or may take a subst. after it […]