# 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luhatjaną, whence also Old High German lohazan (“to gleam”). Equivalent to the zero grade of the root of 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌸 (liuhaþ) +‎ -𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-atjan).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔ.hat.jan/

### Verb

𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (lauhatjan)
* (hapax) to lighten, flash with lightning
** 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 17.24:𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌹 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐍆 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌿𐍆 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸, 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰.swaswē raihtis lauhmōni lauhatjandei us þamma uf himina in þata uf himina skeiniþ, swa wairþiþ sunus mans in daga seinamma.For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. (KJV).

#### Conjugation

Only attested as a present participle.
For information on the past tense forms and the form of the past participle, see 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kaupatjan).
Class 1 weak irregular :
| Infinitive | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 lauhatjan | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 lauhatjan | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 lauhatjan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰 lauhatja | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰 lauhasta | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 lauhatjada |
| 2nd singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐍃 lauhatjis | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐍃 lauhastēs | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 lauhatjaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸 lauhatjiþ | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰 lauhasta | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 lauhatjada |
| 1st dual | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐍉𐍃 lauhatjōs | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿 lauhastēdu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 lauhatjats | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 lauhastēduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 lauhatjam | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 lauhastēdum | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 lauhatjanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸 lauhatjiþ | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 lauhastēduþ | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 lauhatjanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 lauhatjand | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 lauhastēdun | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 lauhatjanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 lauhatjau | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 lauhastēdjau | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 lauhatjaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 lauhatjais | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 lauhastēdeis | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 lauhatjaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹 lauhatjai | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌹 lauhastēdi | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 lauhatjaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 lauhatjaiwa | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 lauhastēdeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 lauhatjaits | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 lauhastēdeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 lauhatjaima | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 lauhastēdeima | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 lauhatjaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 lauhatjaiþ | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 lauhastēdeiþ | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 lauhatjaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 lauhatjaina | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 lauhastēdeina | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 lauhatjaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 lauhatei | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 lauhatjadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 lauhatjats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸 lauhatjiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 lauhatjandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 lauhatjands | 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌸𐍃 lauhatiþs | |

#### Related terms

* 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌹 (lauhmuni, “lightning”)
* 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌸 (liuhaþ, “light”)
* 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (liuhtjan, “to give light, shine”)

#### See also

* 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “to glitter”)
* 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan, “to shine”)

### References

* ↑ Luke chapter 17 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

### Further reading

* Finazzi, Rosa Bianca (1996). "Considerazioni sul lessico gotico"" in Interlinguistica: Mondo classico e civiltà parallele. Milano: ISU-Università Cattolica, pp. 10–28.
* Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “L19. *lauhatjan”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 228
* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 80