# 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

Unknown; there are no Germanic cognates. Lehmann suggests a connection to Latin pius (“pious”), from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean, pure”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /inˈfiːnan/

### Verb

𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 • (infeinan)
* to be moved with compassion, have compassion
** Matthew 9:36:
    𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐌴, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃.gasaiƕands þan þōs manageins infeinōda in izē, untē wēsun afdauidai jah frawaurpanai swē lamba ni habandōna hairdeis.But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.
** Mark 1:41:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃, 𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌺 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰: 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿, 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃.iþ iēsus infeinands, ufrakjands handu seina attaitōk imma jah qaþ imma: wiljau, wairþ hrains.And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. (KJV)
** Mark 8:2:
    𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌾𐌿 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐍈𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰infeinōda du þizai managein, untē ju dagans þrins miþ mis wēsun jah ni haband ƕa matjainaI have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat (KJV)
** Luke 7:13:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐍉 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹: 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄!jah gasaiƕands þō frauja iēsus infeinōda du izai jah qaþ du izai: ni grēt!And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. (KJV)
** Luke 15:20b:
    𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐍈 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰.nauhþanuh þan fairra wisandan gasaƕ ina atta is jah infeinōda jah þragjands draus ana hals is jah kukida imma.But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
* to be tender
** Luke 1:78:
    𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃, 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍉𐌸 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹þairh infeinandein armahairtein gudis unsaris, in þammei gaweisōþ unsara urruns us hauhiþaiThrough the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us (KJV)

#### Conjugation

Class 4 weak :
| Infinitive | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 infeinan | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 infeinan | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 infeinan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 infeina | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 infeinōda | — |
| 2nd singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 infeinis | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 infeinōdēs | — |
| 3rd singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸 infeiniþ | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 infeinōda | — |
| 1st dual | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 infeinōs | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 infeinōdēdu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 infeinats | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 infeinōdēduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 infeinam | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 infeinōdēdum | — |
| 2nd plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸 infeiniþ | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 infeinōdēduþ | — |
| 3rd plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳 infeinand | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 infeinōdēdun | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌿 infeinau | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 infeinōdēdjau | — |
| 2nd singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 infeinais | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 infeinōdēdeis | — |
| 3rd singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 infeinai | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 infeinōdēdi | — |
| 1st dual | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 infeinaiwa | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 infeinōdēdeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 infeinaits | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 infeinōdēdeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 infeinaima | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 infeinōdēdeima | — |
| 2nd plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 infeinaiþ | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 infeinōdēdeiþ | — |
| 3rd plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 infeinaina | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 infeinōdēdeina | — |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽 infein | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 infeinadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍃 infeinats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸 infeiniþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 infeinandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 infeinands | — | |

### References

* ↑ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill

### Further reading

* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 34