𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blīþijaną. By surface analysis, 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃 (bleiþs, “kind, merciful”) +‎ -𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-jan).

Verb

𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (bleiþjan)

1. to be merciful, take pity
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Romans 9:15:

     𐌳𐌿 𐌼𐍉𐍃𐌴 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸: 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰.

     du mōsē auk qiþiþ: gaarma þanei arma, jah gableiþja þanei bleiþja.

     For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 bleiþjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰 bleiþja	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌰 bleiþida	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bleiþjada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 bleiþeis	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 bleiþidēs	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 bleiþjaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 bleiþeiþ	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌰 bleiþida	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 bleiþjada
1st dual	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐍉𐍃 bleiþjōs	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 bleiþidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bleiþjats	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 bleiþidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 bleiþjam	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 bleiþidēdum	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bleiþjanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 bleiþeiþ	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 bleiþidēduþ	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bleiþjanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 bleiþjand	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 bleiþidēdun	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 bleiþjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌿 bleiþjau	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 bleiþidēdjau	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bleiþjaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 bleiþjais	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 bleiþidēdeis	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 bleiþjaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹 bleiþjai	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 bleiþidēdi	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 bleiþjaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 bleiþjaiwa	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 bleiþidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 bleiþjaits	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 bleiþidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 bleiþjaima	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 bleiþidēdeima	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bleiþjaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 bleiþjaiþ	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 bleiþidēdeiþ	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bleiþjaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 bleiþjaina	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 bleiþidēdeina	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bleiþjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹 bleiþei
3rd singular	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 bleiþjadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 bleiþjats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 bleiþeiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bleiþjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 bleiþjands	𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸𐍃 bleiþiþs

Derived terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gableiþjan)