𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽

Gothic

Etymology 1

From 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ *𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽 (*faihōn) related to 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿 (faihu).

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽 • (bifaihōn)

1. to covet
2. to defraud, swindle
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 7:2:

     𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃; 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌿𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌸𐌿𐌼, 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼, 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼.

     gamōteima in izwis; ni ainummēhun gaskōþum, ni ainnōhun frawardidēdum, ni ainnōhun bifaihōdēdum.

     Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

3. to take advantage of (someone)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 12:17:

     𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃?.

     ibai þairh ƕana þizēei insandida du izwis bifaihōda izwis?.

     Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you?

Conjugation

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽 bifaihōn
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉 bifaihō	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰 bifaihōda	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰 bifaihōda
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍃 bifaihōs	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 bifaihōdēs	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌶𐌰 bifaihōza
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌸 bifaihōþ	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰 bifaihōda	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰 bifaihōda
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍃 bifaihōs	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 bifaihōdēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍄𐍃 bifaihōts	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 bifaihōdēduts	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌼 bifaihōm	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 bifaihōdēdum	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 bifaihōnda
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌸 bifaihōþ	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 bifaihōdēduþ	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 bifaihōnda
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳 bifaihōnd	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 bifaihōdēdun	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 bifaihōnda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉 bifaihō	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 bifaihōdēdjau	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 bifaihōdau
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍃 bifaihōs	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 bifaihōdēdeis	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌿 bifaihōzau
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉 bifaihō	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 bifaihōdēdi	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 bifaihōdau
1st dual	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍅𐌰 bifaihōwa	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 bifaihōdēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍄𐍃 bifaihōts	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 bifaihōdēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌼𐌰 bifaihōma	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 bifaihōdēdeima	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bifaihōndau
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌸 bifaihōþ	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 bifaihōdēdeiþ	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bifaihōndau
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌰 bifaihōna	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 bifaihōdēdeina	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bifaihōndau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉 bifaihō
3rd singular	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 bifaihōdau
2nd dual	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐍄𐍃 bifaihōts
2nd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌸 bifaihōþ
3rd plural	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 bifaihōndau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 bifaihōnds	𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌸𐍃 bifaihōþs

Derived terms

• 𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 (bifaihōns)

Related terms

• 𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷 (bifaih)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽 • (bifaihōn)

1. accusative/vocative singular of 𐌱𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 (bifaihōns)