𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽

Gothic

FWOTD – 31 August 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sweglōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswiɣloːn/

Verb

𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽 • (swiglōn)

1. to play the flute
   • Gothic Bible, Matthew 11.16-17:

     𐍈𐌴 𐌽𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹? 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌹𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼: 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐍀𐌻𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸; 𐌷𐌿𐍆𐌿𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸.

     ƕē nu galeikō þata kuni? galeik ist barnam sitandam in garunsim jah wōpjandam anþar anþaris, jah qiþandam: swiglōdēdum izwis jah ni plinsidēduþ; hufum jah ni qainōdēduþ.

     But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽 swiglōn
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉 swiglō	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌰 swiglōda	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌰 swiglōda
2nd singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 swiglōs	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 swiglōdēs	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌶𐌰 swiglōza
3rd singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌸 swiglōþ	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌰 swiglōda	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌰 swiglōda
1st dual	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 swiglōs	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 swiglōdēdu	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍄𐍃 swiglōts	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 swiglōdēduts	—
1st plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌼 swiglōm	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 swiglōdēdum	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 swiglōnda
2nd plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌸 swiglōþ	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 swiglōdēduþ	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 swiglōnda
3rd plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳 swiglōnd	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 swiglōdēdun	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 swiglōnda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉 swiglō	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 swiglōdēdjau	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 swiglōdau
2nd singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 swiglōs	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 swiglōdēdeis	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌿 swiglōzau
3rd singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉 swiglō	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 swiglōdēdi	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 swiglōdau
1st dual	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍅𐌰 swiglōwa	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 swiglōdēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍄𐍃 swiglōts	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 swiglōdēdeits	—
1st plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰 swiglōma	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 swiglōdēdeima	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 swiglōndau
2nd plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌸 swiglōþ	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 swiglōdēdeiþ	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 swiglōndau
3rd plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌰 swiglōna	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 swiglōdēdeina	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 swiglōndau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉 swiglō
3rd singular	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 swiglōdau
2nd dual	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍄𐍃 swiglōts
2nd plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌸 swiglōþ
3rd plural	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 swiglōndau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 swiglōnds	𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌸𐍃 swiglōþs

Derived terms

• 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌻𐌾𐌰 (swiglja, “flautist”)