𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ains, “one”) +‎ -𐌰𐌽 (-ān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɛːnaːn/

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 • (gaainān)

1. to separate, to take from
   • 1 Thessalonians 2:17:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃, 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌾𐌿𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐍆 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌰 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐍃, 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽, 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿 𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌹 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿.

     aþþan weis, brōþrjus, gaainanaidai af izwis du mēla ƕeilōs, andwairþja ni hairtin, ufarassau sniumidēdum andaugi izwara gasaiƕan in managamma lustau.

     But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. (KJV)

Inflection

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 gaainān
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaaina	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 gaainaida	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰 gaaināda
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 gaainais	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 gaainaidēs	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌶𐌰 gaaināza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 gaainaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 gaainaida	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰 gaaināda
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 gaainōs	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 gaainaidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 gaaināts	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 gaainaidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 gaainām	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 gaainaidēdum	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaainānda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 gaainaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 gaainaidēduþ	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaainānda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳 gaainānd	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 gaainaidēdun	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaainānda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌿 gaainau	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gaainaidēdjau	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaainaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 gaainais	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gaainaidēdeis	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gaainaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 gaainai	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 gaainaidēdi	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaainaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaainaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaainaidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gaainaits	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gaainaidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gaainaima	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gaainaidēdeima	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaainaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 gaainaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gaainaidēdeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaainaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaainaina	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaainaidēdeina	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaainaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 gaainai
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaainādau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 gaaināts
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 gaainaiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaaināndau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gaainānds	𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 gaainaiþs

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 4