𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *airinōną; equivalent to 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (airus, “messenger”) +‎ -𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (-inōn). Glosses πρεσβέυω (presbéuō).

Verb

𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 • (airinōn)

1. to be an ambassador or representative
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 5:20:

     𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿 𐌽𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌰𐍄 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍃; 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰.

     faur xristu nu airinōm, swē at guda gaþlaihandin þairh uns; bidjandans faur xristu gagawairþnan guda.

     Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 6:20:

     𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌳𐍉𐌼, 𐌴𐌹 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌹̈𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌿, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽.

     faur þōei airinō ïn kunawidōm, ei ïn ïzai gadaursjau, swē skuljau rōdjan.

     For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 airinōn
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉 airinō	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 airinōda	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 airinōda
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 airinōs	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 airinōdēs	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌶𐌰 airinōza
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 airinōþ	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 airinōda	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 airinōda
1st dual	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 airinōs	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 airinōdēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍄𐍃 airinōts	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 airinōdēduts	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 airinōm	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 airinōdēdum	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 airinōnda
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 airinōþ	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 airinōdēduþ	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 airinōnda
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳 airinōnd	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 airinōdēdun	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 airinōnda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉 airinō	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 airinōdēdjau	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 airinōdau
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 airinōs	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 airinōdēdeis	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌿 airinōzau
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉 airinō	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 airinōdēdi	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 airinōdau
1st dual	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍅𐌰 airinōwa	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 airinōdēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍄𐍃 airinōts	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 airinōdēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼𐌰 airinōma	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 airinōdēdeima	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 airinōndau
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 airinōþ	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 airinōdēdeiþ	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 airinōndau
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 airinōna	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 airinōdēdeina	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 airinōndau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉 airinō
3rd singular	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 airinōdau
2nd dual	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍄𐍃 airinōts
2nd plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 airinōþ
3rd plural	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 airinōndau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 airinōnds	𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 airinōþs