𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

Unknown. One possibility is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyg- (“to lament (?)”), with cognates Old Irish éigid (“cries in distress, groans”) and Ancient Greek οἶκτος (oîktos, “pity”).^[1]

Verb

𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽 • (aihtrōn)

to pray, request, supplicate

Conjugation

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽 aihtrōn
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉 aihtrō	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 aihtrōda	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 aihtrōda
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐍃 aihtrōs	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 aihtrōdēs	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰 aihtrōza
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌸 aihtrōþ	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 aihtrōda	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 aihtrōda
1st dual	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐍃 aihtrōs	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 aihtrōdēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐍄𐍃 aihtrōts	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 aihtrōdēduts	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌼 aihtrōm	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 aihtrōdēdum	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 aihtrōnda
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌸 aihtrōþ	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 aihtrōdēduþ	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 aihtrōnda
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳 aihtrōnd	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 aihtrōdēdun	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 aihtrōnda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉 aihtrō	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 aihtrōdēdjau	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 aihtrōdau
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐍃 aihtrōs	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 aihtrōdēdeis	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌿 aihtrōzau
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉 aihtrō	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 aihtrōdēdi	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 aihtrōdau
1st dual	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐍅𐌰 aihtrōwa	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 aihtrōdēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐍄𐍃 aihtrōts	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 aihtrōdēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌼𐌰 aihtrōma	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 aihtrōdēdeima	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aihtrōndau
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌸 aihtrōþ	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 aihtrōdēdeiþ	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aihtrōndau
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌰 aihtrōna	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 aihtrōdēdeina	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aihtrōndau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉 aihtrō
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 aihtrōdau
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐍄𐍃 aihtrōts
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌸 aihtrōþ
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aihtrōndau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 aihtrōnds	𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 aihtrōþs

Synonyms

𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bidjan)

Derived terms

𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 (aihtrōns)

References

^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A65. aihtron”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 14

[1] Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A65. aihtron”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 14

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