𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wértti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛrθan/

Verb

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (wairþan)

1. to become
2. to happen, to come to pass

Conjugation

A variant form 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳 (wairþaid) is attested.

Class 3 strong
Infinitive	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽 wairþan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 wairþa	𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 warþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 wairþada
2nd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐍃 wairþis	𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍃𐍄 warst	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌶𐌰 wairþaza
3rd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 wairþiþ	𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 warþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 wairþada
1st dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍉𐍃 wairþōs	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿 waurþu	—
2nd dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 wairþats	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐍄𐍃 waurþuts	—
1st plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌼 wairþam	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌼 waurþum	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 wairþanda
2nd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 wairþiþ	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌸 waurþuþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 wairþanda
3rd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 wairþand	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌽 waurþun	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 wairþanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌿 wairþau	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌿 waurþjau	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 wairþaidau
2nd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃 wairþais	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 waurþeis	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 wairþaizau
3rd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 wairþai	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌹 waurþi	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 wairþaidau
1st dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 wairþaiwa	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 waurþeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 wairþaits	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 waurþeits	—
1st plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 wairþaima	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 waurþeima	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 wairþaindau
2nd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 wairþaiþ	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 waurþeiþ	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 wairþaindau
3rd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 wairþaina	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 waurþeina	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 wairþaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 wairþ
3rd singular	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 wairþadau
2nd dual	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 wairþats
2nd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 wairþiþ
3rd plural	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 wairþandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 wairþands	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 waurþans

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽 (frawairþan)
• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (frawardjan)

Related terms

• -𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 (-wairþs)