𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ 𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (speiwan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈspiːwan/

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 • (gaspeiwan) (perfective)

1. (hapax) to spit
   • John 9:6:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽

     þata qiþands gaspaiw dalaþ, jah gawaurhta fani us þamma spaiskuldra, jah gasmait imma ana augōna þata fani þamma blindin

     When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 strong
Infinitive	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 gaspeiwan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaspeiwa	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍅 gaspaiw	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌰 gaspeiwada
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃 gaspeiwis	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍄 gaspaiwt	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌶𐌰 gaspeiwaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌸 gaspeiwiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍅 gaspaiw	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌰 gaspeiwada
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍃 gaspeiwōs	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌿 gaspiwu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍃 gaspeiwats	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌿𐍄𐍃 gaspiwuts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌼 gaspeiwam	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌿𐌼 gaspiwum	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaspeiwanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌸 gaspeiwiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌿𐌸 gaspiwuþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaspeiwanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳 gaspeiwand	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌿𐌽 gaspiwun	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gaspeiwanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwau	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌿 gaspiwjau	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍃 gaspeiwais	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 gaspiweis	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹 gaspeiwai	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌹 gaspiwi	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaspeiwaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gaspiweiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gaspeiwaits	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gaspiweits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gaspeiwaima	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gaspiweima	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸 gaspeiwaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌸 gaspiweiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaspeiwaina	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gaspiweina	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅 gaspeiw
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍃 gaspeiwats
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌸 gaspeiwiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gaspeiwandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gaspeiwands	𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 gaspiwans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 127