𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ *𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*skeirjan), from Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną.

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (gaskeirjan) (perfective)

1. to interpret, explain
   • Gothic Bible, John 9.7:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰: 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐍅𐌿𐌼𐍃𐌻 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐍃. 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐌸𐍅𐍉𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃.

     jah qaþ du imma: gagg þwahan swumsl silōamis, þatei gaskeirjada insandiþs. galaiþ jah afþwōh jah qam saiƕands.

     And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 gaskeirjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰 gaskeirja	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 gaskeirida	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gaskeirjada
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 gaskeireis	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 gaskeiridēs	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 gaskeirjaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 gaskeireiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 gaskeirida	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gaskeirjada
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 gaskeirjōs	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 gaskeiridēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gaskeirjats	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 gaskeiridēduts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌼 gaskeirjam	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 gaskeiridēdum	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaskeirjanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 gaskeireiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 gaskeiridēduþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaskeirjanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 gaskeirjand	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 gaskeiridēdun	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaskeirjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjau	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gaskeiridēdjau	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 gaskeirjais	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gaskeiridēdeis	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹 gaskeirjai	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 gaskeiridēdi	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaskeirjaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaskeiridēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gaskeirjaits	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gaskeiridēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gaskeirjaima	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gaskeiridēdeima	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 gaskeirjaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gaskeiridēdeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaskeirjaina	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaskeiridēdeina	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹 gaskeirei
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gaskeirjats
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 gaskeireiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaskeirjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gaskeirjands	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 gaskeiriþs

Related terms

• 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (skeireins)
• 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs)