𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *luhatjaną, whence also Old High German lohazan (“to gleam”). Equivalent to the zero grade of the root of 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌸 (liuhaþ) +‎ -𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (-atjan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔ.hat.jan/

𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (lauhatjan)

1. (hapax) to lighten, flash with lightning
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 17.24:[1]

     𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌹 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐍆 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌿𐍆 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸, 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰.

     swaswē raihtis lauhmōni lauhatjandei us þamma uf himina in þata uf himina skeiniþ, swa wairþiþ sunus mans in daga seinamma.

     For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. (KJV).

Only attested as a present participle.

For information on the past tense forms and the form of the past participle, see 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kaupatjan).

• 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌹 (lauhmuni, “lightning”)
• 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌸 (liuhaþ, “light”)
• 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (liuhtjan, “to give light, shine”)

• 𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍄𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (glitmunjan, “to glitter”)
• 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (skeinan, “to shine”)

• Finazzi, Rosa Bianca (1996). "Considerazioni sul lessico gotico"" in Interlinguistica: Mondo classico e civiltà parallele. Milano: ISU-Università Cattolica, pp. 10–28.
• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “L19. *lauhatjan”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 228
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 80