𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (skalks, “servant, slave”) +‎ -𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (-inōn).

Verb

𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 • (skalkinōn)

1. (+dative) to serve
   • Gothic Bible, Matthew 6.24:

     𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌸 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽. 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌹𐌽.

     ni manna mag twaim fraujam skalkinōn untē jabai fijaiþ ainana jah anþarana frijōþ aiþþau ainamma ufhauseiþ iþ anþaramma frakann. ni maguþ guda skalkinōn jah mammōnin.

     No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (KJV)

   Antonym: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (fraujinōn)

Conjugation

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 skalkinōn
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉 skalkinō	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 skalkinōda	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 skalkinōda
2nd singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 skalkinōs	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 skalkinōdēs	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌶𐌰 skalkinōza
3rd singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 skalkinōþ	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 skalkinōda	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 skalkinōda
1st dual	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 skalkinōs	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿 skalkinōdēdu	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍄𐍃 skalkinōts	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍄𐍃 skalkinōdēduts	—
1st plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 skalkinōm	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌼 skalkinōdēdum	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 skalkinōnda
2nd plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 skalkinōþ	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 skalkinōdēduþ	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 skalkinōnda
3rd plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳 skalkinōnd	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 skalkinōdēdun	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰 skalkinōnda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉 skalkinō	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌿 skalkinōdēdjau	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 skalkinōdau
2nd singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 skalkinōs	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 skalkinōdēdeis	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌿 skalkinōzau
3rd singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉 skalkinō	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 skalkinōdēdi	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 skalkinōdau
1st dual	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍅𐌰 skalkinōwa	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 skalkinōdēdeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍄𐍃 skalkinōts	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 skalkinōdēdeits	—
1st plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼𐌰 skalkinōma	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 skalkinōdēdeima	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skalkinōndau
2nd plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 skalkinōþ	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 skalkinōdēdeiþ	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skalkinōndau
3rd plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 skalkinōna	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 skalkinōdēdeina	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skalkinōndau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉 skalkinō
3rd singular	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌿 skalkinōdau
2nd dual	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍄𐍃 skalkinōts
2nd plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 skalkinōþ
3rd plural	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 skalkinōndau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 skalkinōnds	𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 skalkinōþs

Derived terms

• 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (miþskalkinōn)