𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēaną (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛː.an/

Verb

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 • (waian)

1. to blow (to produce an air current, of wind)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 7.25:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍈𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌵𐌿𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌿𐌻𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.

     jah atiddja dalaþ rign jah qēmun aƕōs jah waiwōun windōs jah bistugqun bi þamma razna jainamma, jah ni gadraus, untē gasuliþ was ana staina.

     And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 7.27:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍈𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌵𐌿𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃.

     jah atiddja dalaþ rign jah qēmun aƕōs jah waiwōun windōs jah bistugqun bi jainamma razna, jah gadraus, jah was drus is mikils.

     And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 6.18:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃.

     iþ marei winda mikilamma waiandin urraisida was.

     And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. (KJV).

Conjugation

Class 7 strong
Infinitive	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 waian
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰 waia	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉 waiwō	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰 waiada
2nd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐍃 waiis	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍄 waiwōt	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌶𐌰 waiaza
3rd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 waiiþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉 waiwō	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰 waiada
1st dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍉𐍃 waiōs	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿 waiwōu	—
2nd dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍄𐍃 waiats	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐍄𐍃 waiwōuts	—
1st plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌼 waiam	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌼 waiwōum	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 waianda
2nd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 waiiþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌸 waiwōuþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 waianda
3rd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳 waiand	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌽 waiwōun	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 waianda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿 waiau	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌿 waiwōjau	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaidau
2nd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍃 waiais	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐍃 waiwōeis	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 waiaizau
3rd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹 waiai	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌹 waiwōi	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaidau
1st dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 waiaiwa	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 waiwōeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 waiaits	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 waiwōeits	—
1st plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 waiaima	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 waiwōeima	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaindau
2nd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌸 waiaiþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐌸 waiwōeiþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaindau
3rd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 waiaina	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 waiwōeina	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍅𐌴 wē
3rd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiadau
2nd dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍄𐍃 waiats
2nd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 waiiþ
3rd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 waiands	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐍃 waians

Related terms

• 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”)

See also

• 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (bistigqan, “beat”)
• 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra, “storm”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 164