𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽

𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr) +‎ -𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-jan). See also Old English tīeran (“to tear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɡr.jan/, [ˈtaɣr.jan]

Verb

𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (tagrjan)

1. (hapax) to shed tears
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 11.35:[1]

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃.

     jah tagrida iēsus.

     Jesus wept. (KJV).

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 tagrjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰 tagrja	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 tagrida	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 tagrjada
2nd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 tagreis	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 tagridēs	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 tagrjaza
3rd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 tagreiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 tagrida	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 tagrjada
1st dual	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 tagrjōs	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 tagridēdu	—
2nd dual	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 tagrjats	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 tagridēduts	—
1st plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌼 tagrjam	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 tagridēdum	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tagrjanda
2nd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 tagreiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 tagridēduþ	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tagrjanda
3rd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 tagrjand	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 tagridēdun	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tagrjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌿 tagrjau	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 tagridēdjau	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 tagrjaidau
2nd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 tagrjais	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 tagridēdeis	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 tagrjaizau
3rd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹 tagrjai	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 tagridēdi	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 tagrjaidau
1st dual	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 tagrjaiwa	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 tagridēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 tagrjaits	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 tagridēdeits	—
1st plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 tagrjaima	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 tagridēdeima	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tagrjaindau
2nd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 tagrjaiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 tagridēdeiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tagrjaindau
3rd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 tagrjaina	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 tagridēdeina	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tagrjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹 tagrei
3rd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 tagrjadau
2nd dual	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 tagrjats
2nd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 tagreiþ
3rd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tagrjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 tagrjands	𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 tagriþs

Related terms

• 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr, “teardrop”)

See also

• 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 (grētan, “to weep”)

References

1. John chapter 11 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986), “T2. *tagr”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 338
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 136