1. to bear, carry; 2. to carry out; to take away; 3. to utter, bring forth; to answer
Concordance
usbairid - 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Luk. VI, 45
usbar - 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Matth. VIII, 17; Skeirns. VII, 2
usbairan - inf - Tim. I, VI, 7
usbairands - pres.p.- Mrk. XI, 14
usbar - 3 pers, sing, p, indicat - Matth. VIII, 17; Skeirns. VII, 2
usbairan - inf - Tim. I, VI, 7
usbairands - pres.p.- Mrk. XI, 14
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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