𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to take, capture”).

𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 • (fāhan)

1. to catch, seize
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 7:44:

     𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰; 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌽𐍃.

     sumaih þan izē wildēdun fahan ina; akei ni ainshun uslagida ana ina handuns.

     And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 8:20:

     𐌸𐍉 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌶𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍅𐌻𐌰𐌺𐌹𐍉, 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌷; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌵𐌰𐌼 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌹𐍃.

     þō waurda rōdida in gazaufwlakiō, laisjands in alh; jah ainshun ni faifah ina, untē nauhþanuh ni qam ƕeila is.

     These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come. (KJV)

• 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gafāhan)

• 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafāh)