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"Optative"
"The term 'optative is used in Germanic grammar because these forms have developed from IE optatives. There were two such moods in early IE, also in early Greek: the optative and the subjunctive. The subjunctive was lost; its meanings were taken over by the optative. Accordingly later grammars refer to the optative as the subjunctive, and even grammars of Gothic may designate these forms as subjunctive rather than optative." Bennett, Introduction to the Gothic Language, p. 59
Present-Stem Optative
Used chiefly to express:
a.) wishes capable of fulfillment: ei mis gibáis* háubiþ Iōhannis that to me you would give the head of John* giban (V) - "give"
b.) exhortation, uncertainty, supposition, purpose, possibility, & indirect discourse
ei waíhtái ni fraqistnái* that nothing may be lost* fraqistnan (iv) - "to be lost, destroyed"
ImperativeThe Imperative is the command form. Think of it as a verb with an exclamation point:
baíran - "bear"
sōkjan - "seek"
salbōn - "annoint"
haban - "have"
Sg. 2 (þu) baír sōkei salbō habái
Sg. 3 (is / si / ita) baíradáu sōkjadáu salbōdau habadáu
Du. 2 (*jut) baírats sōkjats salbōts habáits
Pl. 1 (weis) baíram sōkjam salbōm habam
Pl. 2 (jus) baíriþ sōkeiþ salbōþ habaíþ
Pl. 3 (eis / *ijōs /
ija )baírandáu sōkjandáu salbōndáu habandáu
The Text in Gothicattaunsarvuinhiminamweihnai namovein qimaiviudinassusveinswairvaiwiljaveinssweinhiminajahanaairvaihlaifunsaranavanasinteinangifunshimma dagajahafletunsvateiskulanssijaimaswaswe jahweisafletamvaimskulamunsaraimjahnibriggaisunsinfraistubnjaiak lausei unsafvammaubilinunteveinaistviudangardi jahmahts jahwulvusinaiwinsamen
Line 1atta unsar vu in himinam
weihnai namo vein
Atta unsar þu in himinam
weihnai namo þein
M n-stem, nom sg. M a-stem, dat. pl.
iv / 3rd sg. pret. opt. N n-stem, acc. sg.
Line 1atta unsar vu in himinam
weihnai namo vein
Atta unsar þu in himinam
weihnai namo þein
Father ours you in heavens M n-stem, nom sg. M a-stem, dat. pl.
iv / 3rd sg. pret. opt. N n-stem, acc. sg.
Line 1atta unsar vu in himinam
weihnai namo vein
Atta unsar þu in himinam
weihnai namo þein
Father ours you in heavens
may be hallowed name yours
M n-stem, nom sg. M a-stem, dat. pl.
iv / 3rd sg. pret. opt. N n-stem, acc. sg.
Line 2qimai viudinassus veins
wairvai wilja veins
swe in himina jah ana airvai
qimai þiudinassus þeins
wairþai wilja þeins
swe in himina jah ana airþai
III / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M u-stem
III / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M n-stem
dat. sg.! F o-stem, dat. sg.
Line 2qimai viudinassus veins
wairvai wilja veins
swe in himina jah ana airvai
qimai þiudinassus þeins
wairþai wilja þeins
swe in himina jah ana airþai
may come kingdom yoursIII / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M u-stem
III / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M n-stem
dat. sg.! F o-stem, dat. sg.
Line 2qimai viudinassus veins
wairvai wilja veins
swe in himina jah ana airvai
qimai þiudinassus þeins
wairþai wilja þeins
swe in himina jah ana airþai
may come kingdom yours
may happen will yours
III / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M u-stem
III / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M n-stem
dat. sg.! F o-stem, dat. sg.
Line 2qimai viudinassus veins
wairvai wilja veins
swe in himina jah ana airvai
qimai þiudinassus þeins
wairþai wilja þeins
swe in himina jah ana airþai
may come kingdom yours
may happen will yours
as in heaven and on earth
III / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M u-stem
III / 3rd sg. pres. opt. M n-stem
dat. sg.! F o-stem, dat. sg.
Line 3hlaif unsarana vana sinteinan
gif uns himma daga
hlaif unsarana þana sinteinan
gif uns himma daga
M a-stem, acc. sg. Adj. M a-stem, acc. sg.
V 2nd sg. imp. M a-stem dat. sg. ("giban" = dat. verb)
Line 3hlaif unsarana vana sinteinan
gif uns himma daga
hlaif unsarana þana sinteinan
gif uns himma daga
bread ours the dailyM a-stem, acc. sg. Adj. M a-stem, acc. sg.
V 2nd sg. imp. M a-stem dat. sg. ("giban" = dat. verb)
Line 3hlaif unsarana vana sinteinan
gif uns himma daga
hlaif unsarana þana sinteinan
gif uns himma daga
bread ours the daily
give to us this day
M a-stem, acc. sg. Adj. M a-stem, acc. sg.
V 2nd sg. imp. M a-stem dat. sg. ("giban" = dat. verb)
Line 4jah aflet uns vatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
vaim skulam unsaraim
jah aflet uns þatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
þaim skulam unsaraim
VII 2 sg. imp. M pres. part. 1 pl. pres. opt. of wisan
dat. pl.
Line 4jah aflet uns vatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
vaim skulam unsaraim
jah aflet uns þatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
þaim skulam unsaraim
and forgive us that debtors we may be VII 2 sg. imp. M pres. part. 1 pl. pres. opt. of wisan
dat. pl.
Line 4jah aflet uns vatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
vaim skulam unsaraim
jah aflet uns þatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
þaim skulam unsaraim
and forgive us that debtors we may be
as also we forgive
VII 2 sg. imp. M pres. part. 1 pl. pres. opt. of wisan
dat. pl.
Line 4jah aflet uns vatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
vaim skulam unsaraim
jah aflet uns þatei skulans sijaima
swaswe jah weis afletam
þaim skulam unsaraim
and forgive us that debtors we may be
as also we forgive
the debtors ours
VII 2 sg. imp. M pres. part. 1 pl. pres. opt. of wisan
dat. pl.
Wisan = "to be"Ind. Pret. Pres. Opt.
Sg. 1 im was sijáu
Sg. 2 is wast sijáis
Sg. 3 ist was sijái
Du. 1 siju wesu sijáiwa
Du. 2 sijuts wesuts *sijáits
Pl. 1 sijum wesum sijáima
Pl. 2 sijuþ wesuþ sijáiþ
Pl. 3 sind wesun sijáina
Line 5 Pt. 1jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai
ak lausei uns af vamma ubilin
jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai
ak lausei uns af þamma ubilin
2nd sg. pres. opt. Fem. jo-stem, dat. sg.
i - 2 sg. imp. M a-stem, dat. sg.
Line 5 Pt. 1jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai
ak lausei uns af vamma ubilin
jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai
ak lausei uns af þamma ubilin
and not may bring us into testing 2nd sg. pres. opt. Fem. jo-stem, dat. sg.
i - 2 sg. imp. M a-stem, dat. sg.
Line 5 Pt. 1jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai
ak lausei uns af vamma ubilin
jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai
ak lausei uns af þamma ubilin
and not may bring us into testing
but deliver us from the evil one
2nd sg. pres. opt. Fem. jo-stem, dat. sg.
i - 2 sg. imp. M a-stem, dat. sg.
Line 5 Pt.2unte veina ist viudangardi jah mahts
jah wulvus in aiwins amen
unte þeina ist þiudangardi jah mahts
jah wulþus in aiwins amen
F jo-stem, nom. sg. F i-stem, nom. sg.
M u-stem M. wo-stem, acc. pl.
Line 5 Pt.2unte veina ist viudangardi jah mahts
jah wulvus in aiwins amen
unte þeina ist þiudangardi jah mahts
jah wulþus in aiwins amen
for yours is kingdom and power F jo-stem, nom. sg. F i-stem, nom. sg.
M u-stem M. wo-stem, acc. pl.
Line 5 Pt.2unte veina ist viudangardi jah mahts
jah wulvus in aiwins amen
unte þeina ist þiudangardi jah mahts
jah wulþus in aiwins amen
for yours is kingdom and power
and splendor in eternities amen
F jo-stem, nom. sg. F i-stem, nom. sg.
M u-stem M. wo-stem, acc. pl.