𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽

Gothic

FWOTD – 9 May 2020

Etymology

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂- (fair-) +‎ 𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (rinnan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrˈrinnan/

Verb

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 • (fairrinnan)

1. to reach, stretch
   • 2 Corinthians 10:13–14a:

     𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐌿 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸 𐍈𐍉𐍀𐌰𐌼, 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐍄 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃. 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿 𐌿𐍆𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌿𐌽𐍃 […]

     iþ weis ni inu mitaþ ƕōpam, akei bi mitaþ garaideinais þōei gamat unsis guþ mitaþ fairrinnandein und jah izwis. ni auk swaswē ni fairrinnandans und izwis ufarassau ufþanjam uns […]

     But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: […] (KJV)

2. to achieve (with 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (þaurfts, “a purpose”))
   • Ephesians 5:4:

     𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 ⟨𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿⟩ 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰, 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳, 𐌰𐌺 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰.

     aiþþau ⟨aglaitiwaurdei aiþþau⟩ dwalawaurdei aiþþau saldra, þōei du þaurftai ni fairrinnand, ak mais awiliuda.

     Or obscenity, or foolish talking, or scurrility, which is to no purpose; but rather giving of thanks. (Douay-Rheims)

Conjugation

Class 3 strong
Infinitive	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 fairrinnan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰 fairrinna	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 fairrann	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰 fairrinnada
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃 fairrinnis	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽𐍄 fairrannt	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌶𐌰 fairrinnaza
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌸 fairrinniþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 fairrann	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰 fairrinnada
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉𐍃 fairrinnōs	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿 fairrunnu	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 fairrinnats	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍃 fairrunnuts	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 fairrinnam	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌼 fairrunnum	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fairrinnanda
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌸 fairrinniþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌸 fairrunnuþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fairrinnanda
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳 fairrinnand	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 fairrunnun	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fairrinnanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌿 fairrinnau	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌿 fairrunnjau	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairrinnaidau
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 fairrinnais	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 fairrunneis	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 fairrinnaizau
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹 fairrinnai	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌹 fairrunni	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairrinnaidau
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 fairrinnaiwa	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 fairrunneiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 fairrinnaits	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 fairrunneits	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 fairrinnaima	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 fairrunneima	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairrinnaindau
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 fairrinnaiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 fairrunneiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairrinnaindau
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 fairrinnaina	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 fairrunneina	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairrinnaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽 fairrinn
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairrinnadau
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 fairrinnats
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌸 fairrinniþ
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fairrinnandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 fairrinnands	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 fairrunnans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 111