𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną.

Verb

𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (gaumjan) (perfective)

1. (transitive, +dative) to notice, heed
   • John 6:5:

     𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐍉𐍆 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌵𐌰𐌸𐌿𐌷 𐌳𐌿 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌹𐍀𐍀𐌰𐌿: 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐍂𐍉 𐌱𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌹?

     þaruh ushōf augōna iēsus jah gaumida þammei manageins filu iddja du imma, qaþuh du filippau: ƕaþrō bugjam hlaibans, ei matjaina þai?

     When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? (KJV)

2. (passive voice) to appear, seem
   • Matthew 6:5:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌵𐌿𐌼𐌸𐌹𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼 𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍀𐌾𐍉 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼. 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰.

     jah þan bidjaiþ, ni sijaiþ swaswē þai liutans, untē frijōnd in gaqumþim jah waihstam plapjō standandans bidjan, ei gaumjaindau mannam. amēn qiþa izwis þatei haband mizdōn seina.

     And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (KJV)

Inflection

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 48