# 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēaną (“to blow”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈwɛː.an/

### Verb

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 • (waian)
* to blow (to produce an air current, of wind)
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 7.25:𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍈𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌵𐌿𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌿𐌻𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.jah atiddja dalaþ rign jah qēmun aƕōs jah waiwōun windōs jah bistugqun bi þamma razna jainamma, jah ni gadraus, untē gasuliþ was ana staina.And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. (KJV).
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 7.27:𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍈𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌲𐌵𐌿𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐍃.jah atiddja dalaþ rign jah qēmun aƕōs jah waiwōun windōs jah bistugqun bi jainamma razna, jah gadraus, jah was drus is mikils.And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. (KJV).
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 6.18:𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃.iþ marei winda mikilamma waiandin urraisida was.And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. (KJV).

#### Conjugation

Class 7 strong :
| Infinitive | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 waian | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 waian | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 waian |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰 waia | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉 waiwō | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰 waiada |
| 2nd singular | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐍃 waiis | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐍄 waiwōt | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌶𐌰 waiaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 waiiþ | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉 waiwō | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰 waiada |
| 1st dual | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍉𐍃 waiōs | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿 waiwōu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍄𐍃 waiats | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐍄𐍃 waiwōuts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌼 waiam | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌼 waiwōum | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 waianda |
| 2nd plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 waiiþ | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌸 waiwōuþ | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 waianda |
| 3rd plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳 waiand | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌿𐌽 waiwōun | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 waianda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌿 waiau | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌿 waiwōjau | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍃 waiais | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐍃 waiwōeis | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 waiaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹 waiai | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌹 waiwōi | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 waiaiwa | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 waiwōeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 waiaits | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 waiwōeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 waiaima | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 waiwōeima | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌸 waiaiþ | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐌸 waiwōeiþ | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 waiaina | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍉𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 waiwōeina | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐍅𐌴 wē | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐍄𐍃 waiats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌹𐌸 waiiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 waiandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 waiands | 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐍃 waians | |

#### Related terms

* 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”)

#### See also

* 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐌵𐌰𐌽 (bistigqan, “beat”)
* 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra, “storm”)

### References

* ↑ Matthew chapter 7 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
* ↑ Matthew chapter 7 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
* ↑ John chapter 6 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. 164