𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bikwemaną. By surface analysis, 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman). Cognate with German bekommen, Dutch bekomen, and English become. Glosses Ancient Greek ἐφίστημι (ephístēmi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkʷiman/

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 • (biqiman)

1. to come upon (befall, affect)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:3:

     𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌸𐌰, 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍉 𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍂 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍉𐌽, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳.

     þan qiþand: gawairþi jah tulgiþa, þanuh unwēniggō ins biqimiþ fralusts swaswē sair qiþuhaftōn, jah ni unþaþliuhand.

     For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 4 strong
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 biqiman
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰 biqima	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌰𐌼 biqam	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰 biqimada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐍃 biqimis	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌰𐌼𐍄 biqamt	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌶𐌰 biqimaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 biqimiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌰𐌼 biqam	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰 biqimada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐍉𐍃 biqimōs	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿 biqēmu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 biqimats	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐍄𐍃 biqēmuts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼 biqimam	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌼 biqēmum	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biqimanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 biqimiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌸 biqēmuþ	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biqimanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳 biqimand	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 biqēmun	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biqimanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌿 biqimau	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌿 biqēmjau	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biqimaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 biqimais	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍃 biqēmeis	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 biqimaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹 biqimai	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌹 biqēmi	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biqimaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 biqimaiwa	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 biqēmeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 biqimaits	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 biqēmeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 biqimaima	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 biqēmeima	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biqimaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸 biqimaiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌸 biqēmeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biqimaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 biqimaina	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 biqēmeina	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biqimaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼 biqim
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 biqimadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 biqimats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 biqimiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biqimandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 biqimands	𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 biqumans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 106