𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ *𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*mampjan), from Proto-Germanic *mampjaną (“to mock”), from the iterative *mump- (“to stain”), or otherwise from an unattested strong verb *mimpaną. See English mump (“to cheat, deceive”), and compare obsolete Dutch mompen (“to deceive”).^[1]

While Kroonen claims Ancient Greek μέμφομαι (mémphomai, “I blame, accuse”) and the Germanic forms are reconcilable, Beekes rejects this, stating that Germanic -p- cannot here correspond to Greek -φ- and that this etymological connection is not widely considered reliable.^[2]

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (bimampjan)

to mock, deride

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 bimampjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰 bimampja	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 bimampida	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bimampjada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍃 bimampeis	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 bimampidēs	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 bimampjaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌸 bimampeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 bimampida	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bimampjada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐍉𐍃 bimampjōs	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 bimampidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bimampjats	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 bimampidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌼 bimampjam	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 bimampidēdum	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bimampjanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌸 bimampeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 bimampidēduþ	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bimampjanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 bimampjand	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 bimampidēdun	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bimampjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌿 bimampjau	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 bimampidēdjau	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bimampjaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 bimampjais	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 bimampidēdeis	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 bimampjaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹 bimampjai	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 bimampidēdi	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bimampjaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 bimampjaiwa	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 bimampidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 bimampjaits	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 bimampidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 bimampjaima	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 bimampidēdeima	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bimampjaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 bimampjaiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 bimampidēdeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bimampjaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 bimampjaina	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 bimampidēdeina	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bimampjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌴𐌹 bimampei
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 bimampjadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bimampjats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌸 bimampeiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bimampjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 bimampjands	𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼𐍀𐌹𐌸𐍃 bimampiþs

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “mump”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375
^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 930

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “mump”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 375

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 930

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