𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bikwemanΔ…. By surface analysis, 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +β€Ž 𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (qiman). Cognate with German bekommen, Dutch bekomen, and English become. Glosses Ancient Greek ἐφίστημι (ephΓ­stΔ“mi).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /biˈkΚ·iman/

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 β€’ (biqiman)

  1. to come upon (befall, affect)
    • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Thessalonians 5:3:
      𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌡𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳: πŒ²πŒ°π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒΉ 𐌾𐌰𐌷 π„πŒΏπŒ»πŒ²πŒΉπŒΈπŒ°, 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 πŒΏπŒ½π…πŒ΄πŒ½πŒΉπŒ²πŒ²π‰ πŒΉπŒ½πƒ 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 π†π‚πŒ°πŒ»πŒΏπƒπ„πƒ πƒπ…πŒ°πƒπ…πŒ΄ πƒπŒ°πŒΉπ‚ πŒ΅πŒΉπŒΈπŒΏπŒ·πŒ°π†π„π‰πŒ½, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳.
      ΓΎan qiΓΎand: gawairΓΎi jah tulgiΓΎa, ΓΎanuh unwΔ“niggō ins biqimiΓΎ fralusts swaswΔ“ sair qiΓΎuhaftōn, jah ni unΓΎaΓΎliuhand.
      For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. (KJV)

Conjugation
Class 4 strong
Infinitive 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽
biqiman
Indicative Present Past Present passive
1st singular 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰
biqima		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌰𐌼
biqam		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰
biqimada
2nd singular πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπŒΉπƒ
biqimis		 πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒ°πŒΌπ„
biqamt		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌢𐌰
biqimaza
3rd singular 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸
biqimiþ		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌰𐌼
biqam		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰
biqimada
1st dual πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπ‰πƒ
biqimōs		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌿
biqΔ“mu		 β€”
2nd dual πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°π„πƒ
biqimats		 πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒ΄πŒΌπŒΏπ„πƒ
biqΔ“muts		 β€”
1st plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼
biqimam		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌼
biqΔ“mum		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰
biqimanda
2nd plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸
biqimiþ		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌸
biqΔ“muΓΎ		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰
biqimanda
3rd plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳
biqimand		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽
biqΔ“mun		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰
biqimanda
Subjunctive Present Past Present passive
1st singular 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌿
biqimau		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌿
biqΔ“mjau		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿
biqimaidau
2nd singular πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°πŒΉπƒ
biqimais		 πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒ΄πŒΌπŒ΄πŒΉπƒ
biqΔ“meis		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌢𐌰𐌿
biqimaizau
3rd singular 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹
biqimai		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌹
biqΔ“mi		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿
biqimaidau
1st dual πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°
biqimaiwa		 πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒ΄πŒΌπŒ΄πŒΉπ…πŒ°
biqΔ“meiwa		 β€”
2nd dual πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°πŒΉπ„πƒ
biqimaits		 πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒ΄πŒΌπŒ΄πŒΉπ„πƒ
biqΔ“meits		 β€”
1st plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰
biqimaima		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰
biqΔ“meima		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿
biqimaindau
2nd plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸
biqimaiþ		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌸
biqΔ“meiΓΎ		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿
biqimaindau
3rd plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰
biqimaina		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌴𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰
biqΔ“meina		 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿
biqimaindau
Imperative
2nd singular 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼
biqim
3rd singular 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿
biqimadau
2nd dual πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°π„πƒ
biqimats
2nd plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸
biqimiΓΎ
3rd plural 𐌱𐌹𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿
biqimandau
Present Past
Participles πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πƒ
biqimands		 πŒ±πŒΉπŒ΅πŒΏπŒΌπŒ°πŒ½πƒ
biqumans

Further reading
  • Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 106
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