𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽

Gothic

FWOTD – 16 March 2020

Etymology

𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂- (faur-) +‎ 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (qiþan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrˈkʷiθan/

Verb

𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (faurqiþan)

1. to excuse
   • Luke 14:18–19:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹. 𐍃𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐍆 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰; 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐌺, 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰. 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌾𐌿𐌺𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌽𐌴 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃; 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐌺, 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰.

     jah dugunnun suns faurqiþan allai. sa frumista qaþ: land bauhta jah þarf galeiþan jah saiƕan þata; bidja þuk, habai mik faurqiþanana. jah anþar qaþ: juka auhsnē usbauhta fimf jah gagga kausjan þans; bidja þuk, habai mik faurqiþanana.

     And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. (KJV)

2. to make void, nullify
   • Galatians 2:21:

     𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹, 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄.

     ni faurqiþa anstai gudis; untē jabai þairh witōþ garaihtei, aiþþau jah xristus swarē gaswalt.

     I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought. (ASV)

Conjugation

Class 5 strong
Infinitive	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 faurqiþan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 faurqiþa	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌰𐌸 faurqaþ	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 faurqiþada
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐍃 faurqiþis	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌰𐍃𐍄 faurqast	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌶𐌰 faurqiþaza
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 faurqiþiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌰𐌸 faurqaþ	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 faurqiþada
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 faurqiþōs	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿 faurqēþu	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 faurqiþats	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐍄𐍃 faurqēþuts	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌼 faurqiþam	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌼 faurqēþum	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faurqiþanda
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 faurqiþiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌸 faurqēþuþ	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faurqiþanda
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 faurqiþand	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽 faurqēþun	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faurqiþanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿 faurqiþau	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌿 faurqēþjau	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaidau
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃 faurqiþais	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 faurqēþeis	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaizau
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 faurqiþai	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌹 faurqēþi	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaidau
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 faurqiþaiwa	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 faurqēþeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 faurqiþaits	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 faurqēþeits	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 faurqiþaima	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 faurqēþeima	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaindau
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 faurqiþaiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 faurqēþeiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaindau
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 faurqiþaina	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 faurqēþeina	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸 faurqiþ
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþadau
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 faurqiþats
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 faurqiþiþ
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 faurqiþands	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 faurqiþans

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 108