𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kweþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet-. Compare Old Norse kveða, Old High German quedan, Old English cweþan (modern English quethe).

Verb

𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (qiþan) (perfective)

1. to say, speak

Conjugation

Variant spellings 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 (qiþeina) and 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 (qiþeiþ) are attested.

Class 5 strong
Infinitive	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 qiþan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 qiþa	𐌵𐌰𐌸 qaþ	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 qiþada
2nd singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐍃 qiþis	𐌵𐌰𐍃𐍄 qast	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌶𐌰 qiþaza
3rd singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 qiþiþ	𐌵𐌰𐌸 qaþ	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 qiþada
1st dual	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 qiþōs	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿 qēþu	—
2nd dual	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 qiþats	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐍄𐍃 qēþuts	—
1st plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌼 qiþam	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌼 qēþum	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 qiþanda
2nd plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 qiþiþ	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌸 qēþuþ	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 qiþanda
3rd plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 qiþand	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽 qēþun	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 qiþanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿 qiþau	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌿 qēþjau	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 qiþaidau
2nd singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃 qiþais	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 qēþeis	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 qiþaizau
3rd singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 qiþai	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌹 qēþi	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 qiþaidau
1st dual	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 qiþaiwa	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 qēþeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 qiþaits	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 qēþeits	—
1st plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 qiþaima	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 qēþeima	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 qiþaindau
2nd plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 qiþaiþ	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 qēþeiþ	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 qiþaindau
3rd plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 qiþaina	𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 qēþeina	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 qiþaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸 qiþ
3rd singular	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 qiþadau
2nd dual	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 qiþats
2nd plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 qiþiþ
3rd plural	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 qiþandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 qiþands	𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 qiþans

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (anaqiþan)
• 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (andqiþan)
• 𐌰𐍆𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (afqiþan)
• 𐌲𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (gaqiþan)
• 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (miþqiþan)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (usqiþan)
• 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (fauraqiþan)
• 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (faurqiþan)
• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (fraqiþan)

 

Related terms

• *𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (*qiss)

Etymology 2

Participle

𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (qiþan)

1. strong nominative/accusative neuter singular of 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 (qiþans), the past participle of 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (qiþan)