𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽

𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tanhijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”)^{citation needed}.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtax.jan/

Verb

𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (tahjan)

1. to tear, to rend

Conjugation

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 tahjan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰 tahja	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌰 tahida	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 tahjada
2nd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐍃 tahjis	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 tahidēs	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 tahjaza
3rd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐌸 tahjiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌰 tahida	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 tahjada
1st dual	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐍉𐍃 tahjōs	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 tahidēdu	—
2nd dual	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 tahjats	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 tahidēduts	—
1st plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌼 tahjam	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 tahidēdum	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tahjanda
2nd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐌸 tahjiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 tahidēduþ	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tahjanda
3rd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 tahjand	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 tahidēdun	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tahjanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌿 tahjau	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 tahidēdjau	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 tahjaidau
2nd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 tahjais	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 tahidēdeis	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 tahjaizau
3rd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹 tahjai	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 tahidēdi	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 tahjaidau
1st dual	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 tahjaiwa	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 tahidēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 tahjaits	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 tahidēdeits	—
1st plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 tahjaima	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 tahidēdeima	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tahjaindau
2nd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 tahjaiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 tahidēdeiþ	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tahjaindau
3rd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 tahjaina	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 tahidēdeina	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tahjaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌹 tahei
3rd singular	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 tahjadau
2nd dual	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 tahjats
2nd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌹𐌸 tahjiþ
3rd plural	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tahjandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 tahjands	𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌸𐍃 tahiþs

Derived terms

• 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (distahjan)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 136