𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽

𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (blinds) +‎ -𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-jan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈblindjan/

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (gablindjan) (perfective)

1. to blind
   • John 12:40:

     𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌰, 𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌽𐍃.

     gablindida izē augōna jah gadaubida izē hairtōna, ei ni gaumidēdeina augam jah frōþeina hairtin jah gawandidēdeina jah ganasidēdjau ins.

     He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. (KJV)

   • 2 Corinthians 4:4:

     𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴, 𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌼 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍃, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃.

     in þaimei guþ þis aiwis gablindida fraþja þizē ungalaubjandanē, ei ni liuhtjai im liuhadeins aiwaggēljōns wulþaus xristaus, saei ist frisahts gudis.

     In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 gablindjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 gablindja	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 gablindida	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gablindjada
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gablindeis	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 gablindidēs	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 gablindjaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gablindeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 gablindida	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 gablindjada
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 gablindjōs	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 gablindidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gablindjats	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 gablindidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 gablindjam	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 gablindidēdum	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gablindjanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gablindeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 gablindidēduþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gablindjanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 gablindjand	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 gablindidēdun	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gablindjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gablindjau	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 gablindidēdjau	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gablindjaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 gablindjais	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 gablindidēdeis	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gablindjaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹 gablindjai	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 gablindidēdi	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gablindjaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gablindjaiwa	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gablindidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gablindjaits	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gablindidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gablindjaima	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gablindidēdeima	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gablindjaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 gablindjaiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gablindidēdeiþ	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gablindjaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gablindjaina	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gablindidēdeina	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gablindjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 gablindei
3rd singular	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gablindjadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 gablindjats
2nd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 gablindeiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gablindjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gablindjands	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐍃 gablindiþs

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 21