𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

FWOTD – 14 February 2017

Etymology

From 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kukjan, “kiss”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈkuk.jan/

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (bikukjan)

1. to kiss all over, to cover with kisses; to bekiss
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 7:45:

     𐌽𐌹 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍆 𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃.

     ni kukidēs mis iþ si fram þammei innatiddja ni swaif bikukjan fōtuns meinans.

     Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 bikukjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰 bikukja	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 bikukida	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bikukjada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌹𐍃 bikukjis	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 bikukidēs	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 bikukjaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌹𐌸 bikukjiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 bikukida	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bikukjada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐍉𐍃 bikukjōs	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 bikukidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bikukjats	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 bikukidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌼 bikukjam	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 bikukidēdum	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bikukjanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌹𐌸 bikukjiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 bikukidēduþ	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bikukjanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 bikukjand	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 bikukidēdun	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bikukjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌿 bikukjau	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 bikukidēdjau	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bikukjaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 bikukjais	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 bikukidēdeis	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 bikukjaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 bikukjai	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 bikukidēdi	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bikukjaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 bikukjaiwa	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 bikukidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 bikukjaits	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 bikukidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 bikukjaima	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 bikukidēdeima	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bikukjaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 bikukjaiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 bikukidēdeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bikukjaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 bikukjaina	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 bikukidēdeina	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bikukjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹 bikukei
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 bikukjadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bikukjats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌹𐌸 bikukjiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bikukjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 bikukjands	𐌱𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌸𐍃 bikukiþs