𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *firigrīpaną. Equivalent to 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂- (fair-) +‎ 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (greipan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrˈɡriːpan/

Verb

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 • (fairgreipan)

1. grasp, take hold of
   • Mark 5:41a:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀 𐌱𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽 𐌵𐌰𐌸𐌿𐌷 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹: 𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌺𐌿𐌼𐌴𐌹 […]

     jah fairgraip bi handau þata barn qaþuh du izai: taleiþa kumei […]

     And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi […] (KJV)

   • Mark 8:23a:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌷 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌹𐍃 […]

     jah fairgreipands handu þis blindins ustauh ina utana weihsis […]

     And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town […] (KJV)

   • Luke 8:54:

     𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃: 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹, 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃!

     þanuh is usdreibands allans ut jah fairgreipands handu izōs wōpida qiþands: mawi, urreis!

     And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. (KJV)

   • Luke 9:47:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐍉 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐌴, 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐍃 […]

     iþ iēsus gasaiƕands þō mitōn hairtins izē, fairgreipands barn gasatida faura sis […]

     And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him […] (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 strong
Infinitive	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 fairgreipan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰 fairgreipa	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀 fairgraip	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰 fairgreipada
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃 fairgreipis	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍄 fairgraipt	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌶𐌰 fairgreipaza
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐌸 fairgreipiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍀 fairgraip	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰 fairgreipada
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐍉𐍃 fairgreipōs	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿 fairgripu	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐍄𐍃 fairgreipats	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐍄𐍃 fairgriputs	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌼 fairgreipam	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌼 fairgripum	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fairgreipanda
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐌸 fairgreipiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌸 fairgripuþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fairgreipanda
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳 fairgreipand	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌽 fairgripun	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fairgreipanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌿 fairgreipau	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌿 fairgripjau	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairgreipaidau
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍃 fairgreipais	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍃 fairgripeis	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 fairgreipaizau
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹 fairgreipai	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌹 fairgripi	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairgreipaidau
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 fairgreipaiwa	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 fairgripeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 fairgreipaits	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 fairgripeits	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 fairgreipaima	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 fairgripeima	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairgreipaindau
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌸 fairgreipaiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌸 fairgripeiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairgreipaindau
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 fairgreipaina	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 fairgripeina	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairgreipaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀 fairgreip
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairgreipadau
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐍄𐍃 fairgreipats
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌹𐌸 fairgreipiþ
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairgreipandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 fairgreipands	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽𐍃 fairgripans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 50