1. to abolish; to break, violate (a law, tradition, etc); 2. to destroy; to tear apart
Etymology
[← ga- pref + *taíran “to tear; to destroy” ( ← Prot-Germ *teran); OE (ȝe)teran “to tear, lacerate” (Mod E tear); OHG zeran “to tear; to destroy”; cf also *tarjan wk v; O Sax terian “to destroy”; OHG zerren “to tear; to rip” (Mod G zerren) ← Indo-Europ *der-; Anc Gr δέρω “to rend away; to skin, flay”; Lith dìrti “to tear away”; O Slav дьрати “to tear, rend” (Russ драть)]
Concordance
gataira - 1 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Mrk. XI, 58
gatairiþ - 3 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Matth. V, 19; Cor. I, XV, 24
gatairada - 3 pers, sing, mediopass, indicat - Cor. I, XV, 26; Cor. II, III, 14; IV, 1
gatairaidau - 3 pers, sing, mediopass, indicat - Jhn. VII, 23
gatairanda - 3 pers, pl, mediopass, indicat - Cor. I, XIII, 8
gatar - 1 pers, sing, p, indicat - Galat. II, 18
gatairan - inf- Matth. V, 17; Jhn. X, 35
gatairands - pres.p.- Mrk. XV, 29; Cor. II, X, 5; Ephes. II, 14; II, 15; Tim. II, I, 10
gataurans - p.p.- Galat. V, 11
gatairiþ - 3 pers, sing, pres, indicat - Matth. V, 19; Cor. I, XV, 24
gatairada - 3 pers, sing, mediopass, indicat - Cor. I, XV, 26; Cor. II, III, 14; IV, 1
gatairaidau - 3 pers, sing, mediopass, indicat - Jhn. VII, 23
gatairanda - 3 pers, pl, mediopass, indicat - Cor. I, XIII, 8
gatar - 1 pers, sing, p, indicat - Galat. II, 18
gatairan - inf- Matth. V, 17; Jhn. X, 35
gatairands - pres.p.- Mrk. XV, 29; Cor. II, X, 5; Ephes. II, 14; II, 15; Tim. II, I, 10
gataurans - p.p.- Galat. V, 11
Paradigm
4.1.1.4.
The third (preterite plural) form of this (IV) class of Gothic (and other Germanic languages) features vowel [-ē-] instead of the epenthetic vowel in above classes. The origin of this vowel is the subject of multiple hypotheses. The same lengthened vowel [-ē-] also appears in the third form of the V class strong verbs.
| IV class | infinitive | preterite singular | preterite plural | past participle |
| normal grade | normal grade | lengthened grade | zero grade | |
| i/ă | -i- | -a- | -ē- | zero |
| additional element of vowel gradation for this class is any sonant, e.g. -m-, -r-, etc. | i + m = im | a + m = am | ē + m = ēm | epenthetic u + m = um |
| to come; to arrive | qiman | qam | qēmum | qumans |
| i + r = air [-ɛ-] | a + r = ar | ē + r = ēr | epenthetic au [-o-] + r = aur [-or-] | |
| to bear, carry; to bring; to give birth to | bairan [-ɛ-] |
bar | bērum | baurans [-or-] |
See the complete paradigm of the conjugation of strong verbs
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