𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *franemaną. By surface analysis, 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-) +‎ 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fraˈniman/

Verb

𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 • (franiman)

1. to receive
   • Luke 19:12:

     𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽: 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌺.

     qaþ þan: manna sums gōdakunds gaggida landis franiman sis þiudangardja jah gawandida sik.

     He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. (KJV)

   • John 14:3:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰, 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳, 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌹𐌽, 𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌼 𐌹𐌺, 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌿𐍃.

     jah þan jabai gagga, manwja izwis stad, aftra qima jah franima izwis du mis silbin, ei þarei im ik, þaruh sijuþ jah jus.

     And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 4 strong
Infinitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 franiman
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰 franima	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼 franam	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰 franimada
2nd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 franimis	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍄 franamt	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌶𐌰 franimaza
3rd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 franimiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼 franam	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰 franimada
1st dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐍉𐍃 franimōs	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿 franēmu	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 franimats	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐍄𐍃 franēmuts	—
1st plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼 franimam	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌼 franēmum	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 franimanda
2nd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 franimiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌸 franēmuþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 franimanda
3rd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳 franimand	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 franēmun	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 franimanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌿 franimau	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌿 franēmjau	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 franimaidau
2nd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 franimais	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍃 franēmeis	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 franimaizau
3rd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹 franimai	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌹 franēmi	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 franimaidau
1st dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 franimaiwa	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 franēmeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 franimaits	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 franēmeits	—
1st plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 franimaima	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 franēmeima	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 franimaindau
2nd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸 franimaiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌸 franēmeiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 franimaindau
3rd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 franimaina	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 franēmeina	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 franimaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼 franim
3rd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 franimadau
2nd dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 franimats
2nd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 franimiþ
3rd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 franimandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 franimands	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 franumans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 102