𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *binū(w)aną. Cognate with Old Norse gnúa and Old High German niuwan. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbnɔːan/

Verb

𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 • (bnauan)

1. (hapax) to rub
   • Luke 6:1b:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌼.

     jah raupidēdun ahsa sipōnjōs is jah matidēdun bnauandans handum.

     and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. (KJV)

Conjugation

Only the present participle 𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 (bnauands) is attested, which is not enough to determine a conjugation class. It could be a class 7 strong verb like its Old Norse and Old High German cognates, or a class 3 weak verb like 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (trauan), or an irregular verb like 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan).

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 22