Gothic verbs
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Gothic verbs have the most complex conjugation of any attested Germanic language. Most categories reconstructed for the Proto-Germanic verb system are preserved in Gothic. Knowledge of the Proto-Germanic verb is itself to a large degree based on Gothic, meaning that its reconstruction may be fragmentary.
In conjugations, note that stem-final -b- /β/ and -d- /ð/ change spelling and pronunciation to become -f /ɸ/ and -þ /θ/ respectively at the end of a word. Stem final -g- /ɣ/ also presumably became /x/, but the spelling does not change. Similarly, verb stems ending in -ái-, -áu-, -ē-, -iu-, and -ō- become -aj-, -aw, -ai-, -iw, and -au- respectively, before vowels. Expected *áij, *áuw, and *iuw are always simplified into ái, áu, and iu (respectively).
Voice
Passive voice
Gothic retains a morphological passive voice inherited from the Indo-European medio-passive, but only in the present indicative and optative (the past tense uses periphrasis). This contrasts a present tense such as gibada ("is being given") with a past tense gibans was* ("was given, has been given"). In other Germanic languages, there are only rare survivals of the morphological passive, such as Old English hātte ("am called"). The Gothic infinitive did not indicate active or passive voice and is sometimes employed to translate Greek passive infinitives.
In the attested corpus of Gothic, passive forms are frequent only in the third person, and for weak verbs, mostly in class 1. The periphrastic passive consists of a participle, which agrees with the subject in gender and number, and a helping verb. The helping verb varies by aspect: wisan ("to be") creates a stative passive (gibans was*, "was given, has been given"), whereas the verb wairþan ("to become") creates an inchoative passive (gibans warþ, "came to be given, got given").
Class four weak verbs (infinitive in -nan) are agentless and do not take passive forms; they are used to translate Greek passives, and are sometimes referred to as passive as well, although this is not strictly correct.
Strong verbs
Germanic language strong verbs are verbs that change the vowel in the stem to form the past and past participle, rather than add a suffix. For an English example, contrast fall-fell-fallen (strong) from fell-felled (weak).
The following is a table of all the different types and subtypes of strong verbs. ::data[format=table]
| Strong verb classes | Stem vowel | Class | Subclass | General | Past 1 | Past 2 | Past Participle | 1 | 2 | 2a | 2b | 3 | 4 | 4a | 4b | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7a | 7b |
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| ei | ái | i, aí (before h, ƕ, r) | ||||||||||||||||||
| iu | áu | u, aú (before h, ƕ, r) | ||||||||||||||||||
| ū | ||||||||||||||||||||
| i, aí (before h, ƕ, r) | a | u, aú (before h, ƕ, r) | ||||||||||||||||||
| i, aí (before h, ƕ, r) | a | ē | u, aú | |||||||||||||||||
| u, aú (before h, ƕ, r) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| i, aí (before h, ƕ, r) | a | ē | i, aí (before h, ƕ, r) | |||||||||||||||||
| a | ō | a | ||||||||||||||||||
| C+a, ā, ái, au, áu, ē, or ō | CaíC+infinitive vowel | same as infinitive | ||||||||||||||||||
| C+ai, ē | CaíCō | same as infinitive | ||||||||||||||||||
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The "general" stem is used for the present tense, infinitive and imperative. The "past 1" stem is used for the past tense indicative singular, and the "past 2" is used for the dual and plural indicative past as well as the optative past in all numbers.
Classes 5 and 6 have a small subclass of verbs that use the consonant suffix -j- in the general form, but drop it elsewhere
Reduplicating/ Class 7 strong verbs that begin with a vowel simply add aí- as a prefix, without adding a consonant to reduplicate or separate the "aí" prefix from the stem vowel.
The following strong verbs are extant in Gothic:
- Class 1: beidan "to await" (báiþ), beitan "to bite", digan "to knead", dreiban "to drive" (dráif), greipan "to seize", hneiwan "to bow", bileiban "to remain" (biláif), ga-leiþan "to go", urreisan "to arise", skeinan "to shine", disskreitan "to rend", gasmeitan "to smear", sneiþan "to cut", speiwan "to spit", steigan "to ascend", sweiban "to cease" (swáif), weipan "to crown", inweitan "to worship";
- Class 1, before h, ƕ, r: leiƕan "to lend", ga-teihan "to tell", þeihan "to thrive", þreihan "to press upon", weihan "to fight";
- Class 2a: ana-biudan "to bid" (anabáuþ), biugan "to bend", driugan "to serve as a soldier", driusan "to fall", giutan "to pour", hiufan "to mourn", dishniupan "to break asunder", kiusan "to test", kriustan "to gnash"; liudan "to grow" (láuþ), liugan "to lie", fraliusan "to lose", niutan "to enjoy", siukan "to be sick", af-skiuban "to push aside" (afskáuf), sliupan "to slip", usþriutan "to trouble";
- Class 2a, before h, ƕ, r: tiuhan "to lead", þliuhan "to flee";
- Class 2b: galūkan "to shut";
- Class 3: bindan "to bind", bliggwan "to beat", brinnan "to burn", drigkan "to drink", filhan "to hide", finþan "to find", usgildan "to repay", duginnan "to begin", hilpan "to help", frahinþan "to capture", aflinnan "to depart", rinnan "to run", siggwan "to sing", sigqan "to sink", fraslindan "to swallow up", spinnan "to spin", stigqan "to thrust", swiltan "to die", ana-trimpan "to tread on", atþinsan "to attract", þriskan "to thresh", wilwan "to rob", windan "to wind", winnan "to suffer", gawrisqan "to bear fruit";
- Class 3, before h, ƕ, r: baírgan "to keep", ufgaírdan "to gird up", ƕaírban "to walk", afswaírban "to wipe out", gaþaírsan "to wither", waírpan "to throw", waírþan "to become";
- Class 4a: brikan "to break", niman "to take", qiman "to come", stilan "to steal", ga-timan "to suit";
- Class 4a, before h, ƕ, r: baíran "to bear", ga-taíran "to destroy";
- Class 4b: trudan "to tread";
- Class 5: diwan "to die" (dáu), fitan "to travail in birth", giban "to give" (gaf), bi-gitan "to find", hlifan "to steal", ligan "to lie down", lisan "to gather", mitan "to measure", ganisan "to be saved", niþan "to help", qiþan "to say", rikan "to heap up", sitan "to sit", sniwan "to hasten" (snáu), gawidan "to bind" (gawaþ), gawigan "to shake down", wisan "to be, remain", wrikan "to persecute";
- Class 5, j-present: bidjan "to pray"
- Class 5, irregular: fraíƕnan "to ask"; itan "to eat";
- Class 5; before h, ƕ, r: saíƕan "to see";
- Class 5; before h, ƕ, r; -n- present: fraíhnan "to ask";
- Class 6: alan "to grow", usanan "to expire", ga-daban "to beseem" (gadōf), ga-draban "to hew out" (ga-drōf), ga-dragan "to heap up", faran "to go", graban "to dig" (grōf), af-hlaþan "to lade", malan "to grind", sakan "to rebuke", skaban "to shave" (skōf), slahan "to smite", swaran "to swear", þwahan "to wash", wakan "to wake";
- Class 6, -j- present: fraþjan "to understand", hafjan "to raise", hlahjan "to laugh", ga-raþjan "to count", ga-skapjan "to create", skaþjan "to injure", wahsjan "to grow";
- Class 6, irregular: standan "to stand" (stōþ);
- Class 7a; -a- present: us-alþan "to grow old", blandan "to mix", falþan "to fold", gaggan "to go" (past supplied by iddja), haldan "to hold", anapraggan "to oppress", saltan "to salt", gastaldan "to possess", waldan "to rule";
- Class 7a; -ā- present: fāhan "to seize", hāhan "to hang";
- Class 7a; -ái- present: afáikan "to deny", fráisan "to tempt", háitan "to call", láikan "to leap", máitan "to cut", skáidan "to divide" (skaískáiþ), gaþláihan "to cherish, comforẗ";
- Class 7a; -ē- present: uf-blēsan "to blow up, puff up", slēpan "to sleep";
- Class 7a; -ō- present: blōtan "to worship", *flōkan "to bewail", ƕōpan "to boast";
- Class 7a; -au- present: *lauan "to revile" (*laílō); possibly also *bnauan "to rub", which may be a Class III weak verb (see below);
- Class 7a; -áu- present: áukan "to add", hláupan "to leap", stáutan "to smite";
- Class 7b; -ē- present: grētan "to weep", lētan "to let", garēdan "to reflect upon" (garaírōþ), tēkan "to touch";
- Class 7b; -ai- present: saian "to sow", *waian "to blow".
The following is a sample paradigm of a strong verb, niman "to take" (Class 4):
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| Niman, "to take" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
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| nima | -a | nam | -_ | nimada | -ada | nimáu | -áu | nēmjáu | -jáu | nimáidáu | -áidau | ||||||||||||||||
| nimis | -is | namt | -t | nimaza | -aza | nimáis | -áis | nēmeis | -eis | nimáizáu | -áizáu | nim | -_ | ||||||||||||||
| nimiþ | -iþ | nam | -_ | nimada | -ada | nimái | -ái | nēmi | -i | nimáidáu | -áidáu | nimadáu | -adáu | ||||||||||||||
| nimōs | -ōs | nēmu | -u | — | nimáiwa | -áiwa | nēmeiwa | -eiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| nimats | -ats | nēmuts | -uts | nimáits | -áits | nēmeits | -eits | nimats | -ats | nimats | -ats | ||||||||||||||||
| nimam | -am | nēmum | -um | nimanda | -anda | nimáima | -áima | nēmeima | -eima | nimáindáu | -áindáu | nimam | -am | ||||||||||||||
| nimiþ | -iþ | nēmuþ | -uþ | nimáiþ | -áiþ | nēmeiþ | -eiþ | nimiþ | -iþ | ||||||||||||||||||
| nimand | -and | nēmun | -un | nimáina | -áina | nēmeina | -eina | nimandáu | -andáu | ||||||||||||||||||
| niman (-an) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| nimands (-ands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| numans (-ans) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weak verbs
Weak verbs in Germanic languages are defined by the past tense being formed by a suffix, rather than the stem vowel changing. In the case of Gothic, further subclasses are defined by the vowel that comes before the past-tense prefix, as well as other forms of the verb. Generally, the present tense, infinitive, and imperative share the same personal suffixes with strong verbs.
The following table outlines the common past-tense suffix between weak verbs; note that a thematic vowel is always used before this suffix: ::data[format=table]
| Weak past-tense suffix | Subject | Indicative | Optative | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -da | -dēdjáu | |||||||||||||
| -dēs | -dēdeis | |||||||||||||
| -da | -dēdi | |||||||||||||
| -dēdu | -dēdeiwa | |||||||||||||
| -dēduts | -dēdeits | |||||||||||||
| -dēdum | -dēdeima | |||||||||||||
| -dēduþ | -dēdeiþ | |||||||||||||
| -dēdun | -dēdeina | |||||||||||||
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Class 1
Class 1 verbs are defined by having the thematic vowel -i-; which becomes -j- before vowels and becomes -ei- after long stems before -i-. The following is a sample paradigm of two class 1 weak verbs, nasjan "to save" (short stem-syllable), and sōkjan "to seek" (long stem-syllable; only differing forms shown):
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| Nasjan, "to save"; | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
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| nasja | -ja | nasida | -ida | nasjada | -jada | nasjáu | -jáu | nasidēdjáu | -idēdjáu | nasjáidáu | -jáidáu | ||||||||||||||||
| nasjis/ sōkeis | -jis/ -eis | nasidēs | -idēs | nasjaza | -jaza | nasjáis | -jáis | nasidēdeis | -idēdeis | nasjáizáu | -jáizáu | nasei | -ei | ||||||||||||||
| nasjiþ/ sōkeiþ | -jiþ/ -eiþ | nasida | -ida | nasjada | -jada | nasjái | -jái | nasidēdi | -idēdi | nasjáidáu | -jáidáu | nasjadáu | -jadáu | ||||||||||||||
| nasjōs | -jōs | nasidēdu | -idēdu | — | nasjáiwa | -jáiwa | nasidēdeiwa | -idēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| nasjats | -jats | nasidēduts | -idēduts | — | nasjáits | -jáits | nasidēdeits | -idēdeits | nasjats | -jats | nasjats | -jats | |||||||||||||||
| nasjam | -jam | nasidēdum | -idēdum | nasjanda | -janda | nasjáima | -jáima | nasidēdeima | -idēdeima | nasjáindáu | -jáindáu | nasjam | -jam | ||||||||||||||
| nasjiþ/ sōkeiþ | -jiþ/ -eiþ | nasidēduþ | -idēduþ | nasjáiþ | -jáiþ | nasidēdeiþ | -idēdeiþ | nasjiþ/ sōkeiþ | -jiþ/ -eiþ | ||||||||||||||||||
| nasjand | -jand | nasidēdun | -idēdun | nasjáina | -jáina | nasidēdeina | -idēdeina | nasjandáu | -jandáu | ||||||||||||||||||
| nasjan (-jan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| nasjands (-jands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| nasiþs (-iþs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Some class 1 verbs have an irregular past due to the fact that the -i- in the past was lost in Proto-Germanic: ::data[format=table]
| Class 1 stem-changing verbs | General stem | Infinitive | Past stem | Past Participle | Meaning |
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| brigg- | briggan | brāht- | *brāhts | "to bring" | |
| brūkj- | brūkjan | brūht- | *brūhts | "to use" | |
| bugj- | bugjan | baúht- | *baúhts | "to buy" | |
| gagg- | gaggan | iddja, gaggida | gaggans | "to go" | |
| káupatj- | káupatjan | káupast- | káupatiþs | "to buffet" | |
| þagkj- | þagkjan | þāht- | þāhts | "to think" | |
| þugkj- | þugkjan | þūht- | þūhts | "to seem" | |
| waúrkj- | waúrkjan | waúrht- | waúrhts | "to work" | |
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- gaggan is properly a Class 7 strong verb. iddja is declined like a weak verb. A weak past gaggida also occurs once.
- briggan is properly a Class 3 strong verb, with other parts taken from a lost verb *braggjan (cf. Old English breng(e)an, Old Saxon brengian).
Class 2
Class 2 weak verbs are defined by having the thematic vowel -ō-.
The following is a sample paradigm of a class 2 weak verb, salbōn "to anoint":
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| Salbōn, "to anoint" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
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| salbō | -ō | salbōda | -ōda | salbōda | -ōda | salbō | -ō | salbōdēdjáu | -ōdēdjáu | salbōdáu | -ōdau | ||||||||||||||||
| salbōs | -ōs | salbōdēs | -ōdēs | salbōza | -ōza | salbōs | -ōs | salbōdēdeis | -ōdēdeis | salbōzáu | -ōzáu | salbō | -ō | ||||||||||||||
| salbōþ | -ōþ | salbōda | -ōda | salbōda | -ōda | salbō | -ō | salbōdēdi | -ōdēdi | salbōdáu | -ōdáu | salbōdáu | -ōdáu | ||||||||||||||
| salbōs | -ōs | salbōdēdu | -ōdēdu | — | salbōwa | -ōwa | salbōdēdeiwa | -ōdēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| salbōts | -ōts | salbōdēduts | -ōdēduts | — | salbōts | -ōts | salbōdēdeits | -ōdēdeits | salbōts | -ōts | salbōts | -ōts | |||||||||||||||
| salbōm | -ōm | salbōdēdum | -ōdēdum | salbōnda | -ōnda | salbōma | -ōma | salbōdēdeima | -ōdēdeima | salbōndáu | -ōndáu | salbōm | -ōm | ||||||||||||||
| salbōþ | -ōþ | salbōdēduþ | -ōdēduþ | salbōþ | -ōþ | salbōdēdeiþ | -ōdēdeiþ | salbōþ | -ōþ | ||||||||||||||||||
| salbōnd | -ōnd | salbōdēdun | -ōdēdun | salbōna | -ōna | salbōdēdeina | -ōdēdeina | salbōndáu | -ōndáu | ||||||||||||||||||
| salbōn (-ōn) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| salbōnds (-ōnds) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| salbōþs (-ōþs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class 3
Class 3 weak verbs are marked by having the vowels -a- and -ái- as the thematic vowels. The two thematic vowels are used differently depending on form, with only -ái- being used in the past tense.
The following is a sample paradigm of a class 3 weak verb, haban "to have":
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| Haban, "to have" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
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| haba | -a | habáida | -áida | habada | -ada | habáu | -áu | habáidēdjáu | -áidēdjáu | habáidáu | -áidáu | ||||||||||||||||
| habáis | -áis | habáidēs | -áidēs | habaza | -aza | habáis | -áis | habáidēdeis | -áidēdeis | habáizáu | -áizáu | habái | -ái | ||||||||||||||
| habáiþ | -áiþ | habáida | -áida | habada | -ada | habái | -ái | habáidēdi | -áidēdi | habáidáu | -áidáu | habadáu | -adáu | ||||||||||||||
| habōs | -ōs | habáidēdu | -áidēdu | — | habáiwa | -áiwa | habáidēdeiwa | -áidēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| habats | -ats | habáidēduts | -áidēduts | — | habáits | -áits | habáidēdeits | -áidēdeits | habats | -ats | habats | -ats | |||||||||||||||
| habam | -am | habáidēdum | -áidēdum | habanda | -anda | habáima | -áima | habáidēdeima | -áidēdeima | habáindáu | -áindáu | habam | -am | ||||||||||||||
| habáiþ | -áiþ | habáidēduþ | -áidēduþ | habáiþ | -áiþ | habáidēdeiþ | -áidēdeiþ | habáiþ | -áiþ | ||||||||||||||||||
| haband | -and | habáidēdun | -áidēdun | habáina | -áina | habáidēdeina | -áidēdeina | habandáu | -andáu | ||||||||||||||||||
| haban (-an) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| habands (-ands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| habáiþs (-áiþs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class 3 is apparently a closed class, containing only the following verbs:
áistan "to reverence", ana-silan "to be silent", andstaúrran "to murmur against", arman "to pity", bauan "to dwell", fastan "to fast, hold firm", fijan "to hate", gageigan "to gain", gakunnan "to recognize", haban "to have", hatan "to hate", jiukan "to contend", leikan "to please", liban "to live", liugan "to marry", maúrnan "to mourn", munan "to consider", reiran "to tremble", saúrgan "to sorrow", sifan "to rejoice", skaman (sik) "to be ashamed", slawan "to be silent", trauan "to trust", swēran "to honour", þahan "to be silent", witan "to watch, observe".
Possibly also *bnauan "to rub" belongs here—only the present participle occurs, which is not enough to tell whether this is a Class 3 weak verb or Class 7 strong verb.
Notes:
- bauan "to dwell" was originally a Class 7 strong verb (cf. Old Icelandic būa "to dwell", past singular bjō, past participle būenn), and the third singular present indicative is still normally bauiþ, a strong form (vs. *bauáiþ, the expected weak form).
- hatan also occurs as a Class 1 weak verb hatjan.
Class 4
Class 4 weak verbs have the suffix -n, in addition to a thematic vowel -ō- in the past tense. In all other tenses, the suffix -n is used before strong verb suffixes.
The following is a sample paradigm of a class 4 weak verb, fullnan "to become full":
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| Fullnan, "to become full" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
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| fullna | -na | fullnōda | -nōda | fullnada | -nada | fullnáu | -náu | fullnōdēdjáu | -nōdēdjáu | fullnáidáu | -náidáu | ||||||||||||||||
| fullnis | -nis | fullnōdēs | -nōdēs | fullnaza | -naza | fullnáis | -náis | fullnōdēdeis | -nōdēdeis | fullnáizáu | -náizáu | fulln | -n | ||||||||||||||
| fullniþ | -niþ | fullnōda | -nōda | fullnada | -nada | fullnái | -nái | fullnōdēdi | -nōdēdi | fullnáidáu | -náidáu | fullnadáu | -nadáu | ||||||||||||||
| fullnōs | -nōs | fullnōdēdu | -nōdēdu | — | fullnáiwa | -náiwa | fullnōdēdeiwa | -nōdēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| fullnats | -nats | fullnōdēduts | -nōdēduts | — | fullnáits | -náits | fullnōdēdeits | -nōdēdeits | fullnats | -nats | fullnats | -nats | |||||||||||||||
| fullnam | -nam | fullnōdēdum | -nōdēdum | fullnanda | -nanda | fullnáima | -náima | fullnōdēdeima | -nōdēdeima | fullnáindáu | -náindáu | fullnam | -nam | ||||||||||||||
| fullniþ | -niþ | fullnōdēduþ | -nōdēduþ | fullnáiþ | -náiþ | fullnōdēdeiþ | -nōdēdeiþ | fullniþ | -niþ | ||||||||||||||||||
| fullnand | -nand | fullnōdēdun | -nōdēdun | fullnáina | -náina | fullnōdēdeina | -nōdēdeina | fullnandáu | -nandáu | ||||||||||||||||||
| fullnan (-nan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fullnands (-nands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fullnōþs (-nōþs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
Preterite-present verbs
So-called "preterite-present verbs" are a feature of Germanic languages that have a present tense formed like the past tense (or "preterite") of strong verbs. The verbs often have the semantics of modal verbs, and in fact the present-day English modal verbs "can, could, may, might, shall, should, must" are descended from Old English preterite-present verbs. The past tense of these verbs is a new formation and has the endings of weak verbs. Arguably, all seven classes of strong verbs are represented in Gothic by at least one preterite-present verb.
The following table presents almost all extant forms of each of the existing preterite-present verbs in Gothic. Many of the missing forms can be derived from existing forms as the number of principal parts is small—in fact, three is usually enough: First/third person singular present indicative, first (or third) person plural present indicative, first/third person singular past indicative. However, occasional small irregularities may occur, and the table below errs on the side of under-generalization. Forms with an *italicized asterisk are reconstructions based on knowledge of other forms or forms from other Germanic languages.
Furthermore, present participles are given a gloss, since the participle often has an unpredictable meaning; especially when the verb in question is inherently intransitive. *ōgan ("to fear") is the only verb in the group known to have an imperative. ::data[format=table title="Preterite-present verb corpus"]
| Preterite-present corpus | Infintive | Participle | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Present | Past | Present | Past | Present | Past | Class | Verb | 1 | to know | Singular | 1st person | 3rd person | to know | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | 2 | to be good for | Singular | 1st person | 3rd person | 3 | to dare | Singular | 1st person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | to know | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | to need | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | 4 | to be allowed | Singular | 1st person | 3rd person | to suffice | Singular | 1st person | 3rd person | to think | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | shall; to owe | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | 5 | can; may | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 6 | to find room | Singular | 1st person | 3rd person | to fear | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | 7 | to have | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | láis | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| láis | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | witands | — | wáit | wissa | witjáu | wissēdjáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| wáist | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| wáit | wissa | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| witum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | dáug | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dáug | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gadaúrsan | — | gadars | gadaúrsta | — | gadaúrstjáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gadars | gadaúrsta | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gadaúrsum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| kunnan | kunnands | kunþs | kann | kunþa | — | kunþēdjáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| kant | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| kann | kunþa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| kunnum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | þaúrbands | þaúrfts | þarf | þaúrfta | þaúrbjáu | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þarft | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þarf | þaúrfta | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þaúrbum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | binaúhts | binah | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| binah | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | ganah | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ganah | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| munan | munands | munds | man | — | munjáu | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mant | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| man | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| munum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | skulands | skulds | skal | skulda | skuljáu | skuldēdjáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| skalt | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| skal | skulda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| skulum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | magands | mahts | mag | mahta | magjáu | mahtēdjáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| magt | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mag | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| magu | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| maguts | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| magum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | gamōt | gamōsta | gamōtjáu | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamōt | gamōsta | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | (un-agands; "fearless") | — | ōg | ōhta | ōgjáu | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | ōgs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ōg | ōhta | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | ōgeiþ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | áigands | — | áig | áihta | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | áihtēdeis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| áig | áihta | áigi | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| áigum | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| áiguþ | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| áigun | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
Stem-final -g- in magan, ōgan, and áigan is often changed to -h-, especially before voiceless consonants. Áigan has the derivative faír-áigan ("to partake of").
Presumed verbal stems, given the extant forms: ::data[format=table title="Preterite-present verb stems"]
| Preterite present stems | Stem | Past Participle Meaning (if differing) | Present 1 | Present 2 | Past | Class | Infinitive | Meaning | 1 | lisan | to know | witan | to know | 2 | dugan | to be good for | 3 | gadaúrsan | to dare | kunnan | to know | þaúrban | to need | 4 | binaúhan | to be allowed | ganaúhan | to be enough | munan | to think | skulan | to shall, to owe | 5 | magan | to be able to, can; to may | 6 | gamōtan | to find room | ōgan | to fear | 7 | áigan | to have |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| láis- | *lis- | *list- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| wáit- | wit- | wiss- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| dáug- | *dug- | *dáuht- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gadars- | gadaúrs- | gadaúrst- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| kann- | kunn- | kunþ- | known | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þarb- | þaúrb- | þaúrft- | necessary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| binah- | *binaúh- | binaúht- | enough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ganaúh- | *ganaúh- | *ganaúht- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| man- | mun- | mund- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| skal- | skul- | skuld- | owing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mag- | maht- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamōt- | mōst- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ōg- | ōht- | ("fearless", un-agands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| áig- | áiht- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
"Present 1" refers to the indicative present singular personal forms, and "Present 2" refers to all other forms in the present; as well as the imperative and infinitive.
Presumed subject suffixes, given the extant forms: ::data[format=table title="Preterite-present verb suffixes"]
| Preterite-present suffixes | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Present | Past | Present | Past | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present participle | Past participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -_ | -a | -jáu | -ēdjáú | ||||||||||||||||||
| -t | *-ēs | -eis | -ēdeis | -s | |||||||||||||||||
| -_ | -a | -i | *-ēdi | — | |||||||||||||||||
| -u | *-ēdu | *-eiwa | *-ēdeiwa | — | |||||||||||||||||
| -uts | *-ēduts | *-eits | *-ēdeits | — | |||||||||||||||||
| -um | *-ēdum | -eima | *-ēdeima | — | |||||||||||||||||
| -uþ | *-ēduþ | -eiþ | *-ēdeiþ | -eiþ | |||||||||||||||||
| -un | *-ēdun | -eina | *-ēdeina | ||||||||||||||||||
| -an | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -ands | |||||||||||||||||||||
| -s | |||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
Irregular verbs
Suppletive verbs
''Wisan'', "to be"
This highly irregular verb derives from two different Proto-Indo-European roots by suppletion; see Indo-European copula for more. ::data[format=table title="''Wisan'' conjugation"]
| Wisan, "to be" | Indicative | Optative | Present | Past | Present | Past | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| im | was | sijáu | wēsjáu | |||||||||||||||||
| is | wast | sijáis | wēseis | |||||||||||||||||
| ist | was | sijái | wēsi | |||||||||||||||||
| siju | wēsu | *sijáiwa | wēseiwa | |||||||||||||||||
| *sijuts | wēsuts | *sijáits | wēseits | |||||||||||||||||
| sijum | wēsum | sijáima | wēseima | |||||||||||||||||
| sijuþ | wēsuþ | sijáiþ | wēseiþ | |||||||||||||||||
| sind | wēsun | sijáina | wēseina | |||||||||||||||||
| wisan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| wisands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| wisans | ||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
''Briggan'', "to bring"
::data[format=table title="''Briggan'' conjugation"]
| Briggan, "to bring" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Past | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brigga | brāhta | briggada | briggáu | brāhtēdjáu | briggáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| briggis | brāhtēs | briggaza | briggáis | brāhtēdeis | briggáizáu | brigg | |||||||||||||||||||
| briggiþ | brāhta | briggada | briggáis | brāhtēdi | briggáidáu | briggadáu | |||||||||||||||||||
| briggōs | brāhtēdu | — | briggáiwa | brāhtēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| briggats | brāhtēduts | — | briggáits | brāhtēdeits | briggats | briggats | |||||||||||||||||||
| briggam | brāhtēdum | brigganda | briggáima | brāhtēdeima | briggáindáu | briggam | |||||||||||||||||||
| briggiþ | brāhtēduþ | briggáiþ | brāhtēdeiþ | briggiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| briggand | brāhtēdun | briggáina | brāhtēdeina | briggandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| briggan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| briggands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| brāhts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
''Gaggan'', "to go"
::data[format=table title="''Gaggan'' conjugation"]
| Gaggan, "to go" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Past | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gagga | iddja | gaggada | gaggáu | iddjēdjáu | gaggáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| gaggis | iddjēs | gaggaza | gaggáis | iddjēdeis | gaggáizáu | gagg | |||||||||||||||||||
| gaggiþ | iddja | gaggada | gaggái | iddjēdi | gaggáidáu | gaggadáu | |||||||||||||||||||
| gaggōs | iddjēdu | — | gaggáiwa | iddjēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| gaggats | iddjēduts | — | gaggáits | iddjēdeits | gaggats | gaggats | |||||||||||||||||||
| gaggam | iddjēdum | gagganda | gaggáima | iddjēdeima | gaggáindáu | gaggam | |||||||||||||||||||
| gaggiþ | iddjēduþ | gaggáiþ | iddjēdeits | gaggiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| gaggand | iddjēdun | gaggáina | iddjēdeina | gaggandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| gaggan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gaggands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gaggiþs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
''Wiljan'', "to want/will"
This irregular verb derives from the fossilized optative mood of a Proto-Indo-European verb (not to be confused with the Gothic mood known as optative, which corresponds to the subjunctive mood of PIE and other Germanic languages).
It lacks present indicative and passive forms. ::data[format=table title="''Wiljan'' conjugation"]
| Wiljan, "to want, to will" | Indicative | Optative | Past | Present | Past | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wilda | wiljáu | wildēdjáu | ||||||||||||||||
| wildēs | wileis | wildēdeis | ||||||||||||||||
| wilda | wili | wildēdi | ||||||||||||||||
| wildēdu | wileiwa | wildēdeiwa | ||||||||||||||||
| wildēduts | wileits | wildēdeits | ||||||||||||||||
| wildēdum | wileima | wildēdeima | ||||||||||||||||
| wildēduþ | wileiþ | wildēdeiþ | ||||||||||||||||
| wildēdun | wileina | wildēdeina | ||||||||||||||||
| wiljan | ||||||||||||||||||
| wiljands | ||||||||||||||||||
| :: |
Irregular strong verbs
''Fraíhnan'', "to ask"
::data[format=table title="''Fraíhnan'' conjugation"]
| Fraíhnan, "to ask" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fraíhna | frah | fraíhnada | fraíhnáu | frēhjáu | fraíhnáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhnis | fraht | fraíhnaza | fraíhnáis | frēheis | fraíhnáizáu | fraíhn | |||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhniþ | frah | fraíhnada | fraíhnái | frēhi | fraíhnáidáu | fraíhnadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhnōs | frēhu | — | fraíhnáiwa | frēheiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhnats | frēhuts | — | fraíhnáits | frēheits | fraíhnats | fraíhnats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhnam | frēhum | fraíhandáu | fraíhnáima | frēheima | fraíhnáindáu | fraíhnam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhniþ | frēhuþ | fraíhnáiþ | frēheiþ | fraíhniþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhnand | frēhun | fraíhnáina | frēheina | fraíhnandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhnan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhnands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fraíhans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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''Itan'', "to eat"
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| Itan, "to eat" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ita | ēt | itada | itáu | ētjáu | itáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| itis | ētt | itaza | itáis | ēteis | itáizáu | it | |||||||||||||||||||||
| itiþ | ēt | itada | itái | ēti | itáidau | itadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| itōs | ētu | — | itáiwa | ēteiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| itats | ētuts | — | itáits | ēteits | itats | itats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| itam | ētum | itanda | itáima | ēteima | itáindáu | itam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| itiþ | ētuþ | itáiþ | ēteiþ | itiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| itand | ētun | itáina | ēteina | itandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| itan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| itands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| itans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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''Standan'', "to stand"
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| Standan, "to stand" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| standa | stōþ | standada | standáu | stōdjáu | standáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| standis | stōst | standaza | standáis | stōdeis | standáizáu | stand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| standiþ | stōþ | standada | standái | stōdi | standáidáu | standáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| standōs | stōdu | — | standáiwa | stōdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| standats | stōduts | — | standáits | stōdeits | standats | standats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| standam | stōdum | standanda | standáima | stōdeima | standáindáu | standam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| standiþ | stōduþ | standáiþ | stōdeiþ | standiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| standand | stōdun | standáina | stōdeina | standandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| standan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| standands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| standans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Irregular weak verbs
''Brūkjan'', "to use"
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| Brūkjan, "to use" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brūkja | brūhta | brūkjada | brūkjáu | brūhtēdjáu | brūkjáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkeis | brūhtēs | brūkjaza | brūkjáis | brūhtēdeis | brūkjáizáu | brūkei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkeiþ | brūhta | brūkjada | brūkjái | brūhtēdi | brūkjáidáu | brūkjadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkjōs | brūhtēdu | — | brūkjáiwa | brūhtēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkjats | brūhtēduts | — | brūkjáits | brūhtēdeits | brūkjats | brūkjats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkjam | brūhtēdum | brūkjanda | brūkjáima | brūhtēdeima | brūkjáindáu | brūkjam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkeiþ | brūhtēduþ | brūkjáiþ | brūhtēdeiþ | brūkeiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkjand | brūhtēdun | brūkjáina | brūhtēdeina | brūkjandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| brūkjands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| brūhts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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''Bugjan'', "to buy"
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| Bugjan, "to buy" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bugja | baúhta | bugjada | bugjáu | baúhtēdjáu | bugjáizáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjis | baúhtēs | bugjaza | bugjáis | baúhtēdeis | bugjáizáu | bugei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjiþ | baúhta | bugjada | bugjái | baúhtēdi | bugjáidáu | bugjadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjōs | baúhtēdu | — | bugjáiwa | baúhtēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjats | baúhtēduts | — | bugjáits | baúhtēdeits | bugjats | bugjats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjam | baúhtēdum | bugjanda | bugjáima | baúhtēdeima | bugjáindáu | bugjam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjiþ | baúhtēduþ | bugjáiþ | baúhtēdeiþ | bugjiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjand | baúhtēdun | bugjáina | baúhtēdeina | bugjandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bugjands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| baúhts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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''Káupatjan'', "to slap"
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| Káuptjan, "to slap" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| káupatja | káupasta | káupatjada | káupatjáu | káupastēdjáu | káupatjáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjis | káupastēs | káupatjaza | káupatjáis | káupastēdeis | káupatjáizáu | káupatei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjiþ | káupasta | káupatjada | káupatjái | káupastēdi | káuptjáidáu | káupatjadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjōs | káupastēdu | — | káupatjáiwa | káupastēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjats | káupastēduts | — | káupatjáits | káupastēdeits | káupatjats | káupatjats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjam | káupastēdum | káupatjanda | káupatjáima | káupastēdeima | káupatjáindáu | káupatjam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjiþ | káupastēduþ | káupatjáiþ | káupastēdeiþ | káupatjiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjand | káupastēdun | káupatjáina | káupastēdeina | káupatjandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatjands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| káupatiþs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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''Þagkjan'', "to think"
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| Þagkjan, "to think" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| þagkja | þāhta | þagkjada | þagkjáu | þāhtēdjáu | þagkjáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjis | þāhtēs | þagkjaza | þagkjáis | þāhtēdeis | þagkjáizáu | þagkei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjiþ | þāhta | þagkjada | þagkjái | þāhtēdi | þagkjáidáu | þagkjadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjōs | þāhtēdu | — | þagkjáiwa | þāhtēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjats | þāhtēduts | — | þagkjáits | þāhtēdeits | þagkjats | þagkjats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjam | þāhtēdum | þagkjanda | þagkjáima | þāhtēdeima | þagkjáindáu | þagkjam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjiþ | þāhtēduþ | þagkjáiþ | þāhtēdeiþ | þagkjiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjand | þāhtēdun | þagkjáina | þāhtēdeina | þagkjandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þagkjands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þāhts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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''Þugkjan'', "to seem"
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| Þugkjan, "to seem" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| þugkja | þūhta | þugkjada | þugkjáu | þūhtēdjáu | þugkjáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjis | þūhtēs | þugkjaza | þugkjáis | þūhtēdeis | þugkjáizáu | þugkei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjiþ | þūhta | þugkjada | þugkjái | þūhtēdi | þugkjáidáu | þugkjadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjōs | þūhtēdu | — | þugkjáiwa | þūhtēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjats | þūhtēduts | — | þugkjáits | þūhtēdeits | þugkjats | þugkjats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjam | þūhtēdum | þugkjanda | þugkjáima | þūhtēdeima | þugkjáindáu | þugkjam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjiþ | þūhtēduþ | þugkjáiþ | þūhtēdeiþ | þugkjiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjand | þūhtēdun | þugkjáiwa | þūhtēdeina | þugkjandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þugkjands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| þūhts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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''Waúrkjan'', "to work"
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| Waúrkjan, "to work" | Indicative | Optative | Imperative | Active | Passive | Active | Passive | Present | Past | Present | Present | Past | Present | Singular | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Dual | 1st person | 2nd person | Plural | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| waúrkja | waúrhta | waúrkjada | waúrkjáu | waúrhtēdjáu | waúrkjáidáu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjis | waúrhtēs | waúrkjaza | waúrkjáis | waúrhtēdeis | waúrkjáizáu | waúrkei | |||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjiþ | waúrhta | waúrkjada | waúrkjái | waúrhtēdi | waúrkjáidáu | waúrkjadáu | |||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjōs | waúrhtēdu | — | waúrkjáiwa | waúrtēdeiwa | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjats | waúrhtēduts | — | waúrkjáits | waúrhtēdeits | waúrkjats | waúrkjats | |||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjam | waúrhtēdum | waúrkjanda | waúrkjáima | waúrhtēdeima | waúkjáindáu | waúrkjam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjiþ | waúrhtēduþ | waúrkjáiþ | waúrhtēdeiþ | waúrkjiþ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjand | waúrtēdun | waúrkjáina | waúrhtēdeina | waúrkjandáu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkjan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrkands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| waúrhts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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