𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽

Gothic

FWOTD – 16 December 2023

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fēaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛːan/

Verb

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 • (faian)

1. (hapax) to blame, find fault
   • Romans 9:19:

     𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌿: 𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍈𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰? 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐍃 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸?

     qiþis mis nu: aþþan ƕa nauh faianda? untē wiljin is ƕas andstandiþ?

     Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 7 strong
Infinitive	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 faian
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰 faia	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰 faifa	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰 faiada
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌹𐍃 faiis	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄 faifast	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌶𐌰 faiaza
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 faiiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰 faifa	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰 faiada
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍉𐍃 faiōs	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌿 faifau	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍄𐍃 faiats	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 faifauts	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌼 faiam	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌼 faifaum	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faianda
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 faiiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌸 faifauþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faianda
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳 faiand	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌽 faifaun	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faianda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿 faiau	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌾𐌰𐌿 faifajau	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 faiaidau
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍃 faiais	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌴𐌹𐍃 faifaeis	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 faiaizau
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹 faiai	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹 faifai	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 faiaidau
1st dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 faiaiwa	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 faifaeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 faiaits	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 faifaeits	—
1st plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 faiaima	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 faifaeima	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faiaindau
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌸 faiaiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌴𐌹𐌸 faifaeiþ	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faiaindau
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 faiaina	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 faifaeina	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faiaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹 fai
3rd singular	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 faiadau
2nd dual	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍄𐍃 faiats
2nd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 faiiþ
3rd plural	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faiandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 faiands	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐍃 faians

Related terms

• 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fijan)

 

Further reading

• Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fēan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 132
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 31