𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gawitāną. Equivalent to 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (witān).

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 • (gawitān)

1. (hapax) to watch over, guard, defend

Usage notes

Only attested in the Gothica Bononiensia; translates Ancient Greek διατηρέω (diatēréō).

Conjugation

Class 3 weak
Infinitive	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 gawitān
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰 gawita	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 gawitaida	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 gawitāda
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 gawitais	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 gawitaidēs	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌶𐌰 gawitāza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸 gawitaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 gawitaida	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 gawitāda
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐍃 gawitōs	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 gawitaidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 gawitāts	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 gawitaidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌼 gawitām	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 gawitaidēdum	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gawitānda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸 gawitaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 gawitaidēduþ	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gawitānda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳 gawitānd	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 gawitaidēdun	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gawitānda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌿 gawitau	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gawitaidēdjau	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gawitaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 gawitais	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gawitaidēdeis	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gawitaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹 gawitai	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 gawitaidēdi	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gawitaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gawitaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gawitaidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gawitaits	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gawitaidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gawitaima	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gawitaidēdeima	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gawitaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸 gawitaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gawitaidēdeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gawitaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gawitaina	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gawitaidēdeina	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gawitaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹 gawitai
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gawitādau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 gawitāts
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸 gawitaiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gawitāndau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gawitānds	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 gawitaiþs

References

• Carla Falluomini, "Zum gotischen Fragment aus Bologna II: Berichtigungen und neue Lesungen", Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und Literatur 146.3 (2017) pp. 284-294.