# 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skaidaną, Verner variant of *skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skey-t-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈskɛːdan/, [ˈskɛːðan]

### Verb

𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 • (skaidan)
* to separate, divide, put asunder
** Mark 10:9:
    𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌿 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌸, 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹þatei nu guþ gawaþ, manna þamma ni skaidaiWhat therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. (KJV)
* to set at variance, cause dissension between
** Matthew 10:35:
    𐌵𐌰𐌼 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃qam auk skaidan mannan wiþra attan is jah dauhtar wiþra aiþein izōs jah bruþ wiþra swaihrōn izōsFor I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. (KJV)
* (sometimes reflexive) depart from, get divorced from
** 1 Corinthians 7:10:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐍉𐌼 𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌼 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌺, 𐌰𐌺 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰, 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰 𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽;iþ þaim liugōm haftam anabiuda, ni ik, ak frauja, qēnai fairra abin ni skaidan;And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: (KJV)
** 1 Corinthians 7:15a:
    𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌹𐌺, 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 […]iþ jabai sa ungalaubjands skaidiþ sik, skaidai […]But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart […] (KJV)

#### Conjugation

Class 7 strong :
| Infinitive | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 skaidan | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 skaidan | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 skaidan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 skaida | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳 skaiskaid | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌰 skaidada |
| 2nd singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌹𐍃 skaidis | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 skaiskaist | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌶𐌰 skaidaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌹𐌸 skaidiþ | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳 skaiskaid | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌰 skaidada |
| 1st dual | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍉𐍃 skaidōs | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿 skaiskaidu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐍄𐍃 skaidats | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 skaiskaiduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌼 skaidam | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼 skaiskaidum | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 skaidanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌹𐌸 skaidiþ | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌸 skaiskaiduþ | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 skaidanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳 skaidand | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌽 skaiskaidun | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 skaidanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidau | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 skaiskaidjau | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍃 skaidais | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 skaiskaideis | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 skaidaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 skaidai | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌹 skaiskaidi | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 skaidaiwa | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 skaiskaideiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 skaidaits | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 skaiskaideits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 skaidaima | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 skaiskaideima | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌸 skaidaiþ | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 skaiskaideiþ | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 skaidaina | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 skaiskaideina | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳 skaid | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐍄𐍃 skaidats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌹𐌸 skaidiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skaidandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 skaidands | 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 skaidans | |

#### Derived terms

* 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (afskaidan)
* 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (gaskaidan)
* 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gaskaidnan)
* 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (disskaidan)

### Further reading

* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 122