𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ *𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*waibjan), from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyp-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈwɛːbjan/, [biˈwɛːβjan]

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (biwaibjan)

1. to wrap around, clothe in
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 14:51:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃.

     jah ains sums juggalauþs laistida afar imma biwaibiþs leina ana naqadana; jah gripun is þai juggalaudeis.

     And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 16:5:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽.

     jah atgaggandeins in þata hlaiw gasēƕun juggalauþ sitandan in taihswai biwaibidana wastjai ƕeitai; jah usgeisnōdēdun.

     And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. (KJV)

2. to surround, encompass
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 19:43:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍂𐍉.

     þatei qimand dagōs ana þus, jah bigraband fijands þeinai grabai þuk jah bistandand þuk jah biwaibjand þuk allaþrō.

     For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 biwaibjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰 biwaibja	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 biwaibida	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 biwaibjada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 biwaibeis	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 biwaibidēs	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 biwaibjaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 biwaibida	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 biwaibjada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐍉𐍃 biwaibjōs	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 biwaibidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 biwaibjats	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 biwaibidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌼 biwaibjam	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 biwaibidēdum	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biwaibjanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 biwaibidēduþ	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biwaibjanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 biwaibjand	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 biwaibidēdun	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biwaibjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌿 biwaibjau	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 biwaibidēdjau	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 biwaibjais	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 biwaibidēdeis	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹 biwaibjai	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 biwaibidēdi	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 biwaibjaiwa	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 biwaibidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 biwaibjaits	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 biwaibidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 biwaibjaima	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 biwaibidēdeima	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 biwaibjaiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibidēdeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 biwaibjaina	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 biwaibidēdeina	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹 biwaibei
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 biwaibjats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibeiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 biwaibjands	𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 biwaibiþs

Related terms

• 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (weipan)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 164