𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (skaban).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈskaban/, [biˈskaβan]

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 • (biskaban) (perfective)

1. (perfective) to shave
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 11:5:

     𐌹𐌸 𐍈𐍉𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍉 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌸 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽; 𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽.

     iþ ƕōh qinōnō bidjandei aiþþau praufētjandei andhulidamma haubida gaaiwiskōþ haubiþ sein; ain auk ist jah þata samō þizai biskabanōn.

     But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 6 strong
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 biskaban
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰 biskaba	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍆 biskōf	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 biskabada
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌹𐍃 biskabis	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍆𐍄 biskōft	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌶𐌰 biskabaza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌸 biskabiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍆 biskōf	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 biskabada
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐍉𐍃 biskabōs	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌿 biskōbu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 biskabats	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌿𐍄𐍃 biskōbuts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌼 biskabam	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌿𐌼 biskōbum	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biskabanda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌸 biskabiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌿𐌸 biskōbuþ	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biskabanda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 biskaband	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌿𐌽 biskōbun	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biskabanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿 biskabau	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌿 biskōbjau	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biskabaidau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍃 biskabais	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 biskōbeis	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 biskabaizau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 biskabai	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌹 biskōbi	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biskabaidau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 biskabaiwa	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 biskōbeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 biskabaits	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 biskōbeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 biskabaima	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 biskōbeima	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biskabaindau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 biskabaiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biskōbeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biskabaindau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 biskabaina	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 biskōbeina	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biskabaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍆 biskaf
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 biskabadau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 biskabats
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌸 biskabiþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biskabandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 biskabands	𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 biskabans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 122