𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-.

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (bidjan)

1. to request, ask
2. to pray, beg

Conjugation

An alternative form 𐌱𐌰𐌳 (bad) instead of 𐌱𐌰𐌸 (baþ) (first and third person singular preterite indicative) is also rarely found.

Class 5 strong, j-present
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 bidjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 bidja	𐌱𐌰𐌸 baþ	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bidjada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 bidjis	𐌱𐌰𐍃𐍄 bast	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 bidjaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸 bidjiþ	𐌱𐌰𐌸 baþ	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bidjada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 bidjōs	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿 bēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bidjats	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 bēduts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 bidjam	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 bēdum	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bidjanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸 bidjiþ	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 bēduþ	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bidjanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 bidjand	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 bēdun	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bidjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 bidjau	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 bēdjau	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bidjaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 bidjais	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 bēdeis	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 bidjaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹 bidjai	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌹 bēdi	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bidjaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 bidjaiwa	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 bēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 bidjaits	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 bēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 bidjaima	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 bēdeima	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bidjaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 bidjaiþ	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 bēdeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bidjaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 bidjaina	𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 bēdeina	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bidjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹 bidei
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 bidjadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bidjats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸 bidjiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bidjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 bidjands	𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 bidans

Synonyms

• 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽 (aihtrōn)

Derived terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gabidjan)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usbidjan)

Related terms

• 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍅𐌰 (bidagwa)