*gaigijaną

Runic: ᚷᚨᛁᚷᛁᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑi̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 1

Meanings

to move back and forth, to totter
to take a wrong direction, to transgress

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (‘to gape, protrude’), from *ǵʰēy(w)-, *ǵʰyāw- (‘to yawn, gape’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	gaigijō	gaigijaų	–
2nd singular	gaigīsi	gaigijais	gaigī
3rd singular	gaigīþi	gaigijai	gaigijaþau
1st dual	gaigijōs	gaigijaiw	–
2nd dual	gaigijaþiz	gaigijaiþiz	gaigijaþiz
1st plural	gaigijamaz	gaigijaim	–
2nd plural	gaigīþ	gaigijaiþ	gaigīþ
3rd plural	gaigijanþi	gaigijain	gaigijanþau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	gaigijai	–
2nd singular	gaigijasai	gaigijaisau
3rd singular	gaigijaþai	gaigijaiþau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	gaigijanþai	gaigijainþau
2nd plural	gaigijanþai	gaigijainþau
3rd plural	gaigijanþai	gaigijainþau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	gaigidǭ	gaigidēdį̄
2nd singular	gaigidēz	gaigidēdīz
3rd singular	gaigidē	gaigidēdī
1st dual	gaigidēdū	gaigidēdīw
2nd dual	gaigidēdudiz	gaigidēdīdiz
1st plural	gaigidēdum	gaigidēdīm
2nd plural	gaigidēdud	gaigidēdīd
3rd plural	gaigidēdun	gaigidēdīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
gaigijaną	gaigijandz	gaigidaz

Descendants

*gaigijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- gēia (Old Frisian)
*gaigijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gǣġan (Old English)
  - forgǣġan, ofergǣġan (Old English)
*gaigijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gǣġan (Old English)
  - *geyen (Middle English)
    - geg, gaig, gay (English)
*gaigijan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *geigen (Old High German)
  - *geigen (Middle High German)
    - geigen (German)
geiga (Old Norse)
- geiga (Icelandic)
- geige (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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