# 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽
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### Etymology

𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂- (faur-) +‎ 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (qiþan)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔrˈkʷiθan/

### Verb

𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (faurqiþan)
* to excuse
** Luke 14:18–19:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹. 𐍃𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐍆 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰; 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐌺, 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰. 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌾𐌿𐌺𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌽𐌴 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃; 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐌺, 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰.jah dugunnun suns faurqiþan allai. sa frumista qaþ: land bauhta jah þarf galeiþan jah saiƕan þata; bidja þuk, habai mik faurqiþanana. jah anþar qaþ: juka auhsnē usbauhta fimf jah gagga kausjan þans; bidja þuk, habai mik faurqiþanana.And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. (KJV)
* to make void, nullify
** Galatians 2:21:
    𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹, 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄.ni faurqiþa anstai gudis; untē jabai þairh witōþ garaihtei, aiþþau jah xristus swarē gaswalt.I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought. (ASV)

#### Conjugation

Class 5 strong :
| Infinitive | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 faurqiþan | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 faurqiþan | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 faurqiþan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 faurqiþa | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌰𐌸 faurqaþ | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 faurqiþada |
| 2nd singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐍃 faurqiþis | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌰𐍃𐍄 faurqast | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌶𐌰 faurqiþaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 faurqiþiþ | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌰𐌸 faurqaþ | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 faurqiþada |
| 1st dual | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 faurqiþōs | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿 faurqēþu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 faurqiþats | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐍄𐍃 faurqēþuts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌼 faurqiþam | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌼 faurqēþum | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faurqiþanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 faurqiþiþ | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌸 faurqēþuþ | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faurqiþanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 faurqiþand | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽 faurqēþun | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 faurqiþanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿 faurqiþau | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌿 faurqēþjau | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃 faurqiþais | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 faurqēþeis | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 faurqiþai | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌹 faurqēþi | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 faurqiþaiwa | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 faurqēþeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 faurqiþaits | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 faurqēþeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 faurqiþaima | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 faurqēþeima | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 faurqiþaiþ | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 faurqēþeiþ | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 faurqiþaina | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 faurqēþeina | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸 faurqiþ | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 faurqiþats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 faurqiþiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 faurqiþandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 faurqiþands | 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 faurqiþans | |

### Further reading

* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 108