# 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fraetaną; cognate with German fressen and English fret. By surface analysis, 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-) +‎ 𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (itan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fraˈitan/

### Verb

𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 • (fraitan)
* to devour
** Mark 4:4:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍉, 𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍅𐌹𐌲, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰.jah warþ, miþþanei saisō, sum raihtis gadraus faur wig, jah qēmun fuglōs jah frētun þata.And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. (KJV)
** Luke 8:5:
    𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍉, 𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍅𐌹𐌲 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰.urrann saiands du saian fraiwa seinamma; jah miþþanei saisō, sum gadraus faur wig jah gatrudan warþ, jah fuglōs himinis frētun þata.A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. (KJV)
** Luke 15:30:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌰 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌼, 𐌵𐌰𐌼, 𐌿𐍆𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽.iþ þan sa sunus þeins, saei frēt þein swēs miþ kalkjōm, qam, ufsnaist imma stiur þana alidan.But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. (KJV)
** 2 Corinthians 11:20:
    𐌿𐍃𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌶𐌽 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌸.usþulaiþ, jabai ƕas izwis gaþiwaiþ, jabai ƕas fraitiþ, jabai ƕas usnimiþ, jabai ƕas in arbaidai briggiþ, jabai ƕas izwis in andawleizn slahiþ.For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. (KJV)

#### Conjugation

The past singular is anomalous and has long 𐌴 (ē) rather than the expected short 𐌰 (a).
Class 5 strong, irregular :
| Infinitive | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 fraitan | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 fraitan | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 fraitan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰 fraita | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄 frēt | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 fraitada |
| 2nd singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍃 fraitis | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍃𐍄 frēst | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌶𐌰 fraitaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 fraitiþ | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄 frēt | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 fraitada |
| 1st dual | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍉𐍃 fraitōs | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿 frētu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 fraitats | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐍄𐍃 frētuts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌼 fraitam | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌼 frētum | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fraitanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 fraitiþ | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌸 frētuþ | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fraitanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳 fraitand | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌽 frētun | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 fraitanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌿 fraitau | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 frētjau | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 fraitaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 fraitais | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 frēteis | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 fraitaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹 fraitai | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌹 frēti | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 fraitaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 fraitaiwa | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 frēteiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 fraitaits | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 frēteits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 fraitaima | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 frēteima | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fraitaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌸 fraitaiþ | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸 frēteiþ | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fraitaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 fraitaina | 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 frēteina | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fraitaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄 frait | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 fraitadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐍄𐍃 fraitats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 fraitiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 fraitandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 fraitands | 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 fraitans | |

### Further reading

* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 69