𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gabidjaną. By surface analysis, 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbidjan/, [ɡaˈbiðjan]

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (gabidjan) (perfective)

1. to pray
   • 2 Thessalonians 3:1:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌹𐍃, 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌾𐌿𐍃, 𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃

     þata anþar gabidjaiþ jah bi unsis, brōþrjus, ei waurd fraujins þragjai jah mikiljaidau, swaswē jah at izwis

     Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 5 strong, j-present
Infinitive	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 gabidjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 gabidja	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌳 gabad	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gabidjada
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐍃 gabidjis	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐍄 gabast	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 gabidjaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸 gabidjiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌳 gabad	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gabidjada
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 gabidjōs	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿 gabēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gabidjats	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 gabēduts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 gabidjam	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 gabēdum	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gabidjanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸 gabidjiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 gabēduþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gabidjanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 gabidjand	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 gabēdun	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gabidjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gabidjau	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gabēdjau	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gabidjaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 gabidjais	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gabēdeis	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gabidjaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹 gabidjai	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌹 gabēdi	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gabidjaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gabidjaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gabēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gabidjaits	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gabēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gabidjaima	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gabēdeima	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gabidjaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 gabidjaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gabēdeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gabidjaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gabidjaina	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gabēdeina	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gabidjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹 gabidei
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gabidjadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gabidjats
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸 gabidjiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gabidjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gabidjands	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 gabidans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 20