# 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tandijaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtand.jan/

### Verb

𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (tandjan)
* to kindle (to start (a fire))
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 8.16:𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌽 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍄𐌰 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌿𐍆 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂 [𐌲𐌰]𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸, 𐌰𐌺 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌽 <𐌲𐌰>𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸, 𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌳.aþþan ni manna lukarn tandjands dishuljiþ ita kasa aiþþau uf ligr [ga]satjiþ, ak ana lukarnastaþin <𐌲𐌰>satjiþ, ei þai inngaggandans saiƕaina liuhad.No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. (KJV).
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 15.8:𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌽, 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌸 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌽𐌹𐌿 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌱𐌰, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸?aiþþau suma qinō drakmans habandei taihun, jabai fraliusiþ drakmin ainamma, niu tandeiþ lukarn jah usbaugeiþ razn jah sōkeiþ glaggwaba, untē bigitiþ?Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? (KJV).

#### Conjugation

Class 1 weak :
| Infinitive | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 tandjan | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 tandjan | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 tandjan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 tandja | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 tandida | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 tandjada |
| 2nd singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 tandeis | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 tandidēs | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 tandjaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 tandeiþ | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 tandida | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 tandjada |
| 1st dual | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 tandjōs | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 tandidēdu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 tandjats | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 tandidēduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 tandjam | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 tandidēdum | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tandjanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 tandeiþ | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 tandidēduþ | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tandjanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 tandjand | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 tandidēdun | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 tandjanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 tandjau | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 tandidēdjau | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 tandjaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 tandjais | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 tandidēdeis | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 tandjaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹 tandjai | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 tandidēdi | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 tandjaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 tandjaiwa | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 tandidēdeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 tandjaits | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 tandidēdeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 tandjaima | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 tandidēdeima | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tandjaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 tandjaiþ | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 tandidēdeiþ | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tandjaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 tandjaina | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 tandidēdeina | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tandjaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 tandei | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 tandjadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 tandjats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 tandeiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 tandjandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 tandjands | 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐍃 tandiþs | |

#### Derived terms

* 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gatandjan, “to sear”)
* 𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (intandjan)

#### Related terms

* 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌰𐌽 (tundnan, “to be on fire”)

### References

* ↑ Luke chapter 8 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
* ↑ Luke chapter 15 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. 137