𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gebaną (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰab(ʰ)-.

Verb

𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 • (giban) (perfective)

to give

Conjugation

Some variant spellings are attested: 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳 (gibid), 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳 (gibaid).

Class 5 strong
Infinitive	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 giban
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 giba	𐌲𐌰𐍆 gaf	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 gibada
2nd singular	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐍃 gibis	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍄 gaft	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌶𐌰 gibaza
3rd singular	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 gibiþ	𐌲𐌰𐍆 gaf	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 gibada
1st dual	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍉𐍃 gibōs	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌿 gēbu	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 gibats	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌿𐍄𐍃 gēbuts	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌼 gibam	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌿𐌼 gēbum	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gibanda
2nd plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 gibiþ	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌿𐌸 gēbuþ	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gibanda
3rd plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 giband	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌿𐌽 gēbun	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 gibanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌿 gibau	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌿 gēbjau	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gibaidau
2nd singular	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍃 gibais	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 gēbeis	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 gibaizau
3rd singular	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 gibai	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌹 gēbi	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 gibaidau
1st dual	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 gibaiwa	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 gēbeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 gibaits	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 gēbeits	—
1st plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 gibaima	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 gēbeima	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gibaindau
2nd plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 gibaiþ	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 gēbeiþ	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gibaindau
3rd plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 gibaina	𐌲𐌴𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 gēbeina	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gibaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐌲𐌹𐍆 gif
3rd singular	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 gibadau
2nd dual	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 gibats
2nd plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 gibiþ
3rd plural	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 gibandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 gibands	𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 gibans

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