# 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ *𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 (*swairban), from Proto-Germanic *swerbaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biˈswɛrban/, [biˈswɛrβan]

### Verb

𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 • (biswairban)
* to wipe
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 7:38:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍂𐍉 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹, 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌰jah standandei faura fōtum is aftarō greitandei, dugann natjan fōtuns is tagram jah skufta haubidis seinis biswarb jah kukida fōtum is jah gasalbōda þamma balsanaAnd stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 7:44b:
    𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌹 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱.iþ si tagram seinaim ganatida meinans fōtuns jah skufta seinamma biswarb.but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 11:2:
    𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰, 𐍃𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐌻𐌰𐌶𐌰𐍂𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃.wasuh þan marja, sōei salbōda fraujan balsana jah biswarb fōtuns is skufta seinamma, þizōzei brōþar lazarus siuks was.It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 12:3a:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰iþ marja nam pund balsanis nardaus pistikeinis filugalaubis jah gasalbōda fōtuns iēsua jah biswarb fōtuns is skufta seinammaThen took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair (KJV)

#### Conjugation

Class 3 strong :
| Infinitive | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 biswairban | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 biswairban | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 biswairban |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰 biswairba | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 biswarb | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 biswairbada |
| 2nd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌹𐍃 biswairbis | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄 biswaurft | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌶𐌰 biswairbaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌸 biswairbiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 biswarb | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰 biswairbada |
| 1st dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐍉𐍃 biswairbōs | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌿 biswaurbu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 biswairbats | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌿𐍄𐍃 biswaurbuts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌼 biswairbam | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌿𐌼 biswaurbum | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biswairbanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌸 biswairbiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌿𐌸 biswaurbuþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biswairbanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 biswairband | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌿𐌽 biswaurbun | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biswairbanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌿 biswairbau | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌿 biswaurbjau | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biswairbaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍃 biswairbais | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 biswaurbeis | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 biswairbaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹 biswairbai | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹 biswaurbi | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biswairbaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 biswairbaiwa | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 biswaurbeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 biswairbaits | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 biswaurbeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 biswairbaima | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 biswaurbeima | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biswairbaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 biswairbaiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biswaurbeiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biswairbaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 biswairbaina | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 biswaurbeina | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biswairbaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱 biswairb | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 biswairbadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍃 biswairbats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌸 biswairbiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biswairbandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 biswairbands | 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 biswaurbans | |

### Further reading

* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 133