# 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rignijaną. Equivalent to 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign) +‎ -𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-jan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈriɡn.jan/, [ˈriɣn.jan]

### Verb

𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (rignjan)
* (intransitive) to make rain, to let it rain
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 5.45:𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉𐌽 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃.ei wairþaiþ sunjus attins izwaris þis in himinam, untē sunnōn seina urraneiþ ana ubilans jah gōdans, jah rigneiþ ana garaihtans.That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. (KJV).
* (transitive) to rain [with dative ‘with something’]
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 17.29:𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌻𐍉𐌳 𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌹𐌼, 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌼.iþ þammei daga usiddja lōd us saudaumim, rignida swibla jah funin us himina jah fraqistida allaim.But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. (KJV).

#### Inflection

Class 1 weak :
| Infinitive | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 rignjan | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 rignjan | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 rignjan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰 rignja | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌰 rignida | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 rignjada |
| 2nd singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 rigneis | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 rignidēs | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 rignjaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 rigneiþ | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌰 rignida | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 rignjada |
| 1st dual | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐍉𐍃 rignjōs | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 rignidēdu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 rignjats | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 rignidēduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 rignjam | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 rignidēdum | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 rignjanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 rigneiþ | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 rignidēduþ | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 rignjanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 rignjand | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 rignidēdun | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 rignjanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌿 rignjau | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 rignidēdjau | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 rignjaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 rignjais | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 rignidēdeis | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 rignjaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹 rignjai | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 rignidēdi | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 rignjaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 rignjaiwa | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 rignidēdeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 rignjaits | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 rignidēdeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 rignjaima | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 rignidēdeima | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 rignjaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 rignjaiþ | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 rignidēdeiþ | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 rignjaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 rignjaina | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 rignidēdeina | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 rignjaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌴𐌹 rignei | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 rignjadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 rignjats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 rigneiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 rignjandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 rignjands | 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌸𐍃 rigniþs | |

#### Related terms

* 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign, “rain”)

#### See also

* 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō, “water”)

### References

* ↑ Matthew chapter 5 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
* ↑ Luke chapter 17 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

### Further reading

* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 111