𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-) +‎ *𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (*hinþan), from Proto-Germanic *hinþaną (“to reach for, catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fraˈhinθan/

Verb

𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 • (frahinþan)

1. to take captive, bring into captivity, capture
   • Luke 4:18–19:

     𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽, 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌴𐍂 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌼.

     insandida mik du ganasjan þans gamalwidans hairtin, mērjan frahunþanaim fralēt jah blindaim siun, fralētan gamaidans in gaþrafstein, mērjan jēr fraujins andanēm.

     he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. (KJV)

   • Romans 7:23:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌼 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼, 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌼 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼.

     aþþan gasaiƕa anþar witōþ in liþum meinaim, andwaihandō witōda ahmins meinis jah frahinþandō mik in witōda frawaurhtais þamma wisandin in liþum meinaim.

     But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. (KJV)

   • 2 Corinthians 10:5:

     𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃

     mitōnins gatairandans jah all hauhiþōs ushafanaizōs wiþra kunþi gudis jah frahinþandans all fraþjē jah in ufhausein xristaus tiuhandans

     Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ (KJV)

   • 2 Timothy 3:6:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐍆𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌼, 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌳𐌿 [𐌻𐌿𐍃]𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼

     untē us þaim sind þaiei sliupand in gardins jah frahunþana tiuhand qineina afhlaþana frawaurhtim, þōei tiuhanda du [lus]lustum missaleikaim

     For among them are those who make their way into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and swayed by various impulses (RSV)

Conjugation

Class 3 strong
Infinitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 frahinþan
Indicative	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰 frahinþa	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌸 frahanþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 frahinþada
2nd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹𐍃 frahinþis	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌸𐍄 frahanþt	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌶𐌰 frahinþaza
3rd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹𐌸 frahinþiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌸 frahanþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰 frahinþada
1st dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍉𐍃 frahinþōs	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿 frahunþu	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 frahinþats	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐍄𐍃 frahunþuts	—
1st plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼 frahinþam	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐌼 frahunþum	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 frahinþanda
2nd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹𐌸 frahinþiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐌸 frahunþuþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 frahinþanda
3rd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 frahinþand	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌿𐌽 frahunþun	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 frahinþanda
Subjunctive	Present	Past	Present passive
1st singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌿 frahinþau	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌿 frahunþjau	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 frahinþaidau
2nd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍃 frahinþais	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 frahunþeis	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌿 frahinþaizau
3rd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹 frahinþai	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 frahunþi	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 frahinþaidau
1st dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 frahinþaiwa	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰 frahunþeiwa	—
2nd dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 frahinþaits	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍃 frahunþeits	—
1st plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰 frahinþaima	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 frahunþeima	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 frahinþaindau
2nd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 frahinþaiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌸 frahunþeiþ	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 frahinþaindau
3rd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 frahinþaina	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 frahunþeina	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 frahinþaindau
Imperative
2nd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸 frahinþ
3rd singular	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿 frahinþadau
2nd dual	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍄𐍃 frahinþats
2nd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹𐌸 frahinþiþ
3rd plural	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 frahinþandau
	Present	Past
Participles	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 frahinþands	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 frahunþans

Derived terms

• 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (miþfrahinþan)

Related terms

• 𐌿𐍃𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌽 (ushinþan)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 57–58