# 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From 𐌰𐍆- (af-) +‎ *𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 (*lifnan).

### Verb

𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 • (aflifnan)
* to remain, abide
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 9:17:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌹̈𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐍉, 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍆.jah matidēdun jah sadai waurþun allai; jah ushafan warþ, þatei aflifnōda ïm gabrukō, tainjōns twalif.And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 6:12–13:
    𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷, 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌽, 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍃, 𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌽𐌰𐌹. 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 .𐌹𐌱. 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐍉 𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼.þanuh, biþē sadai waurþun, qaþ du sipōnjam seinaim: galisiþ þōs aflifnandeins drauhsnōs, þei waihtai ni fraqistnai. þanuh galēsun jah gafullidēdun .ib. tainjōns gabrukō us fimf hlaibam þaim barizeinam, þatei aflifnōda þaim matjandam.When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 12:24a:
    𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹̈𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃: 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐍉 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍄𐌹𐌸, 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐍉 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌸amēn amēn qiþa ïzwis: nibai kaurnō ƕaiteis gadriusandō ïn airþa gaswiltiþ, silbō ainata aflifniþVerily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Thessalonians 4:17:
    𐌸𐌰𐌸𐍂𐍉 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌹̈𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌼 𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌻𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 ⟨𐍃𐍅𐌰⟩ 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌼.þaþrō þan weis þai libandans, þai aflifnandans suns miþ ïmma frawilwanda ïn milhmam du gamōtjan fraujin ïn luftau jah ⟨swa⟩ framwigis miþ fraujin wairþam.Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

#### Conjugation

Class 4 weak :
| Infinitive | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 aflifnan | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 aflifnan | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 aflifnan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰 aflifna | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 aflifnōda | — |
| 2nd singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌹𐍃 aflifnis | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 aflifnōdēs | — |
| 3rd singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌸 aflifniþ | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 aflifnōda | — |
| 1st dual | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐍃 aflifnōs | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 aflifnōdēdu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 aflifnats | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 aflifnōdēduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌼 aflifnam | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 aflifnōdēdum | — |
| 2nd plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌸 aflifniþ | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 aflifnōdēduþ | — |
| 3rd plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳 aflifnand | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 aflifnōdēdun | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌿 aflifnau | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 aflifnōdēdjau | — |
| 2nd singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 aflifnais | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 aflifnōdēdeis | — |
| 3rd singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌹 aflifnai | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 aflifnōdēdi | — |
| 1st dual | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 aflifnaiwa | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 aflifnōdēdeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 aflifnaits | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 aflifnōdēdeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 aflifnaima | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 aflifnōdēdeima | — |
| 2nd plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 aflifnaiþ | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 aflifnōdēdeiþ | — |
| 3rd plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 aflifnaina | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 aflifnōdēdeina | — |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽 aflifn | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 aflifnadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 aflifnats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌸 aflifniþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 aflifnandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 aflifnands | — | |