𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *draganą.

Verb

𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 • (dragan)

1. to draw, pull, carry
   • Gothic Bible, Timothy II 4:3 (Codex Ambrosianus B):

     𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌴𐌻 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳, 𐌰𐌺 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐍃𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽;

     wairþiþ mēl þan haila laisein ni usþuland, ak du seinaim lustum dragand sis laisarjans, suþjandans hausein;

     For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 6 strong
Infinitive	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 dragan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰 draga	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲 drōg	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰 dragada
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 dragis	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌷𐍄 drōht	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌶𐌰 dragaza
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌸 dragiþ	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲 drōg	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰 dragada
1st dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐍉𐍃 dragōs	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌿 drōgu	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍄𐍃 dragats	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌿𐍄𐍃 drōguts	—
1st plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼 dragam	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌿𐌼 drōgum	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 draganda
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌸 dragiþ	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌿𐌸 drōguþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 draganda
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳 dragand	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌿𐌽 drōgun	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 draganda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌿 dragau	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌿 drōgjau	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 dragaidau
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃 dragais	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍃 drōgeis	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 dragaizau
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 dragai	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌹 drōgi	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 dragaidau
1st dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 dragaiwa	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 drōgeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 dragaits	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 drōgeits	—
1st plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 dragaima	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 drōgeima	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dragaindau
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌸 dragaiþ	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌸 drōgeiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dragaindau
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 dragaina	𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 drōgeina	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dragaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲 drag
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 dragadau
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍄𐍃 dragats
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌸 dragiþ
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 dragandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 dragands	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 dragans

Derived terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gadragan)
• 𐌰𐍄𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (atdragan)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 26