𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dailijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛːljan/

Verb

𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (dailjan)

1. to share, distribute, divide, portion
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Romans 12:8:

     ...𐍃𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍃𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐌰 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽.

     ...sa dailjands in allawērein, sa faurastandands in usdaudein, sa armands in hlasein.

     ...he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 12:11:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌸-𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌰 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰, 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍂𐍉 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌷 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹.

     þatuþ-þan all waurkeiþ ains jah sa sama ahma, daileiþ sundrō ƕarjammēh swaswē wili.

     But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 4:28:

     𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐍆𐌹, 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹, 𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹, 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌼 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸, 𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽.

     saei hlēfi, þanaseiþs ni hlifai, iþ mais arbaidjai, waurkjands swēsaim handum þiuþ, ei habai dailjan þaurbandin.

     Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 dailjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰 dailja	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 dailida	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 dailjada
2nd singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 daileis	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 dailidēs	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 dailjaza
3rd singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸 daileiþ	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 dailida	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 dailjada
1st dual	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐍉𐍃 dailjōs	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 dailidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 dailjats	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 dailidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌼 dailjam	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 dailidēdum	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 dailjanda
2nd plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸 daileiþ	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 dailidēduþ	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 dailjanda
3rd plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 dailjand	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 dailidēdun	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 dailjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 dailjau	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 dailidēdjau	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 dailjaidau
2nd singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 dailjais	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 dailidēdeis	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 dailjaizau
3rd singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹 dailjai	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 dailidēdi	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 dailjaidau
1st dual	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 dailjaiwa	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 dailidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 dailjaits	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 dailidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 dailjaima	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 dailidēdeima	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dailjaindau
2nd plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 dailjaiþ	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 dailidēdeiþ	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dailjaindau
3rd plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 dailjaina	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 dailidēdeina	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dailjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹 dailei
3rd singular	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 dailjadau
2nd dual	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 dailjats
2nd plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸 daileiþ
3rd plural	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dailjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 dailjands	𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸𐍃 dailiþs

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (afdailjan)
• 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gadailjan)
• 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (disdailjan)
• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fradailjan)

 

Related terms

• 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐍃 (dails)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 24