# 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽
## Gothic
### Etymology

From 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ *𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*waibjan), from Proto-Germanic *waibijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyp-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biˈwɛːbjan/, [biˈwɛːβjan]

### Verb

𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (biwaibjan)
* to wrap around, clothe in
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 14:51:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐍀𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃.jah ains sums juggalauþs laistida afar imma biwaibiþs leina ana naqadana; jah gripun is þai juggalaudeis.And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: (KJV)
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 16:5:
    𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽.jah atgaggandeins in þata hlaiw gasēƕun juggalauþ sitandan in taihswai biwaibidana wastjai ƕeitai; jah usgeisnōdēdun.And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. (KJV)
* to surround, encompass
** 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 19:43:
    𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍂𐍉.þatei qimand dagōs ana þus, jah bigraband fijands þeinai grabai þuk jah bistandand þuk jah biwaibjand þuk allaþrō.For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. (KJV)

#### Conjugation

Class 1 weak :
| Infinitive | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 biwaibjan | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 biwaibjan | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 biwaibjan |
| Indicative | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰 biwaibja | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 biwaibida | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 biwaibjada |
| 2nd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃 biwaibeis | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 biwaibidēs | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌶𐌰 biwaibjaza |
| 3rd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibeiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 biwaibida | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 biwaibjada |
| 1st dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐍉𐍃 biwaibjōs | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 biwaibidēdu | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 biwaibjats | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 biwaibidēduts | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌼 biwaibjam | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 biwaibidēdum | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biwaibjanda |
| 2nd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibeiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 biwaibidēduþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biwaibjanda |
| 3rd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 biwaibjand | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 biwaibidēdun | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 biwaibjanda |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past | Present passive |
| 1st singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌿 biwaibjau | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 biwaibidēdjau | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaidau |
| 2nd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍃 biwaibjais | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 biwaibidēdeis | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaizau |
| 3rd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹 biwaibjai | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 biwaibidēdi | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaidau |
| 1st dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 biwaibjaiwa | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 biwaibidēdeiwa | — |
| 2nd dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 biwaibjaits | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 biwaibidēdeits | — |
| 1st plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 biwaibjaima | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 biwaibidēdeima | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaindau |
| 2nd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 biwaibjaiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibidēdeiþ | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaindau |
| 3rd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 biwaibjaina | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 biwaibidēdeina | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjaindau |
| Imperative | | | |
| 2nd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹 biwaibei | | |
| 3rd singular | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjadau | | |
| 2nd dual | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐍄𐍃 biwaibjats | | |
| 2nd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸 biwaibeiþ | | |
| 3rd plural | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 biwaibjandau | | |
| | Present | Past | |
| Participles | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 biwaibjands | 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸𐍃 biwaibiþs | |

#### Related terms

* 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (weipan)

### Further reading

* Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 164