𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽

𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *draibijaną, from the root of 𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (dreiban, “to drive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛːvjan/

Verb

𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (draibjan)

1. to trouble, bother, badger
   • Mark 5:35b:

     𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄; 𐍈𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹?

     dauhtar þeina gaswalt; ƕa þanamais draibeis þana laisari?

     Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? (KJV)

   • Luke 7:6b:

     𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌿𐌺, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌼 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 𐌴𐌹 𐌿𐍆 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐍄 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍃.

     frauja, ni draibei þuk, untē ni im wairþs ei uf hrōt mein inngaggais.

     Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: (KJV)

   • Luke 8:49:

     𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰; 𐌽𐌹 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹.

     gadauþnōda dauhtar þeina; ni draibei þana laisari.

     Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. (KJV)

2. to drive
   • Luke 8:29b:

     𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌼𐌴𐌻 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍅 𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐌼 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌽𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌹𐌳𐍉𐍃.

     manag auk mēl frawalw ina, jah bundans was eisarnabandjōm jah fōtubandjōm fastaiþs was, jah dishniupands þōs bandjōs draibiþs was fram þamma unhulþin ana auþidōs.

     For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness. (KJV)

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 draibjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰 draibja	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 draibida	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 draibjada
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 draibeis	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 draibidēs	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 draibjaza
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 draibeiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 draibida	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 draibjada
1st dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐍉𐍃 draibjōs	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 draibidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 draibjats	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 draibidēduts	—
1st plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌼 draibjam	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 draibidēdum	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 draibjanda
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 draibeiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 draibidēduþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 draibjanda
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 draibjand	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 draibidēdun	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 draibjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌿 draibjau	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 draibidēdjau	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 draibjaidau
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 draibjais	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 draibidēdeis	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 draibjaizau
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹 draibjai	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 draibidēdi	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 draibjaidau
1st dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 draibjaiwa	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 draibidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 draibjaits	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 draibidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 draibjaima	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 draibidēdeima	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 draibjaindau
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 draibjaiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 draibidēdeiþ	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 draibjaindau
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 draibjaina	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 draibidēdeina	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 draibjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹 draibei
3rd singular	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 draibjadau
2nd dual	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 draibjats
2nd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 draibeiþ
3rd plural	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 draibjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 draibjands	𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 draibiþs

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 26