𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ *𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*fahrjan), from Proto-Germanic *fagrijaną.

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (gafahrjan)

1. to prepare
   • Timothy II 2:10:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌳 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌳𐌿 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴, 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰.

     jah silba fauraqimid in andwairþja is in ahmin jah mahtai haileiins gawandjan hairtōna attanē du barnam jah untalans in frōdein garaihtaizē, manwjan fraujin managein gafahrida.

     And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (KJV)

Declension

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 gafahrjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰 gafahrja	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 gafahrida	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gafahrjada
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 gafahreis	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 gafahridēs	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 gafahrjaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 gafahreiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 gafahrida	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gafahrjada
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 gafahrjōs	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 gafahridēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gafahrjats	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 gafahridēduts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌼 gafahrjam	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 gafahridēdum	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gafahrjanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 gafahreiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 gafahridēduþ	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gafahrjanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 gafahrjand	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 gafahridēdun	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gafahrjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿 gafahrjau	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gafahridēdjau	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gafahrjaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 gafahrjais	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gafahridēdeis	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gafahrjaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹 gafahrjai	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 gafahridēdi	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gafahrjaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gafahrjaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gafahridēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gafahrjaits	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gafahridēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gafahrjaima	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gafahridēdeima	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gafahrjaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 gafahrjaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gafahridēdeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gafahrjaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gafahrjaina	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gafahridēdeina	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gafahrjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌴𐌹 gafahrei
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gafahrjadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gafahrjats
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 gafahreiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gafahrjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gafahrjands	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 gafahriþs

Related terms

• 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 31