𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈɔːkan/

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 • (biaukan)

1. to increase
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 17:5:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽: 𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽.

     jah qēþun apaustauleis du fraujin: biauk uns galaubein.

     And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. (KJV)

2. to add, give more
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 4<24:{{{3}}}:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼: 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌹𐌸, 𐍈𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸! 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸, 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼.

     jah qaþ du im: saiƕiþ, ƕa hauseiþ! in þizaiei mitaþ mitiþ, mitada izwis jah biaukada izwis þaim galaubjandam.

     And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 19:11:

     𐌰𐍄 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰, 𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺𐍉𐌽, 𐌱𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌰 𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌼 𐍅𐌰𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰 𐌹𐌼 𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌹 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽.

     at gahausjandam þan im þata, biaukands qaþ gajukōn, bi þatei nēƕa iairusalēm was, jah þuhta im ei suns skulda wēsi þiudangardi gudis gaswikunþjan.

     And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 7 strong
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 biaukan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰 biauka	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺 biaiauk	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌰 biaukada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌹𐍃 biaukis	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄 biaiauht	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌶𐌰 biaukaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌸 biaukiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺 biaiauk	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌰 biaukada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐍉𐍃 biaukōs	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌿 biaiauku	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍃 biaukats	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌿𐍄𐍃 biaiaukuts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌼 biaukam	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌿𐌼 biaiaukum	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biaukanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌸 biaukiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌿𐌸 biaiaukuþ	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biaukanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳 biaukand	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌿𐌽 biaiaukun	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biaukanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌿 biaukau	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌿 biaiaukjau	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biaukaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃 biaukais	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 biaiaukeis	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 biaukaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹 biaukai	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌹 biaiauki	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biaukaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 biaukaiwa	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 biaiaukeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 biaukaits	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 biaiaukeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 biaukaima	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 biaiaukeima	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biaukaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌸 biaukaiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 biaiaukeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biaukaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 biaukaina	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 biaiaukeina	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biaukaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺 biauk
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 biaukadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍄𐍃 biaukats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌸 biaukiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biaukandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 biaukands	𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 biaukans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 14