𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽

𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“to cause to grow, to fatten”), causative of 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽 (alan).

Verb

𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (aljan)

1. to cause to grow fat, to fatten

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 aljan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 alja	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 alida	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 aljada
2nd singular	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 aljis	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 alidēs	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 aljaza
3rd singular	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌸 aljiþ	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 alida	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 aljada
1st dual	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐍉𐍃 aljōs	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 alidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 aljats	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 alidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌼 aljam	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 alidēdum	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 aljanda
2nd plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌸 aljiþ	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 alidēduþ	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 aljanda
3rd plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 aljand	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 alidēdun	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 aljanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 aljau	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 alidēdjau	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 aljaidau
2nd singular	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 aljais	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 alidēdeis	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 aljaizau
3rd singular	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹 aljai	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 alidēdi	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 aljaidau
1st dual	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 aljaiwa	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 alidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 aljaits	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 alidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 aljaima	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 alidēdeima	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aljaindau
2nd plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 aljaiþ	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 alidēdeiþ	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aljaindau
3rd plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 aljaina	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 alidēdeina	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aljaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹 alei
3rd singular	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 aljadau
2nd dual	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 aljats
2nd plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌸 aljiþ
3rd plural	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aljandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 aljands	𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸𐍃 aliþs

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *aljaną (“zeal, strength”).

Noun

𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (aljan) n

1. eagerness, zeal

Declension

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 aljan	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 aljana
Vocative	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 aljan	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 aljana
Accusative	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 aljan	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 aljana
Genitive	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃 aljanis	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 aljanē
Dative	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 aljana	𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼 aljanam

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌽 (aljanōn, “to be zealous, to strive”)