𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bigerdaną; equivalent to 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ *𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*gairdan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈɡɛrdan/, [biˈɡɛrðan]

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 • (bigairdan)

1. (hapax) to gird oneself

   Synonym: 𐌿𐍆𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (ufgairdan)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 17:8:

     𐌰𐌺 𐌽𐌹𐌿 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰: 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌹 𐍈𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌿?

     ak niu qiþiþ du imma: manwei ƕa du naht matjau jah bigaurdans andbahtei mis, untē matja jah drigka, jah biþē gamatjis jah gadrigkais þu?

     And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 3 strong
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 bigairdan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 bigairda	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳 bigard	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌰 bigairdada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌹𐍃 bigairdis	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐍃𐍄 bigarst	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌶𐌰 bigairdaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌸 bigairdiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳 bigard	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌰 bigairdada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐍉𐍃 bigairdōs	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌿 bigaurdu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐍄𐍃 bigairdats	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 bigaurduts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼 bigairdam	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌿𐌼 bigaurdum	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bigairdanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌸 bigairdiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌿𐌸 bigaurduþ	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bigairdanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳 bigairdand	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌿𐌽 bigaurdun	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bigairdanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdau	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 bigaurdjau	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍃 bigairdais	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 bigaurdeis	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 bigairdaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹 bigairdai	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 bigaurdi	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 bigairdaiwa	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 bigaurdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 bigairdaits	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 bigaurdeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 bigairdaima	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 bigaurdeima	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌸 bigairdaiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 bigaurdeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 bigairdaina	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 bigaurdeina	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳 bigaird
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐍄𐍃 bigairdats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌸 bigairdiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bigairdandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 bigairdands	𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 bigaurdans

Related terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (gairda)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 44