𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹
Gothic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert-. Compare the etymologies of 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 (wairþ) and 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽 (wairþan).
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Noun
𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 • (gawairþi) n
- peace
- Gothic Bible, Luke 2.13-14:
- 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌺𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃.
- jah anaks warþ miþ þamma aggilau managei harjis himinakundis hazjandanē guþ jah qiþandanē: wulþus in hauhistjam guda jah ana airþai gawairþi in mannam gōdis wiljins.
- And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men of good will.
- Gothic Bible, Luke 2.13-14:
Declension
| Neuter ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 gawairþi | — |
| Vocative | 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 gawairþi | — |
| Accusative | 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 gawairþi | — |
| Genitive | 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 gawairþjis | — |
| Dative | 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰 gawairþja | — |
- Alternative genitive singular form: 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (gawairþeis)
Derived terms
- 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gagawairþnan)
- 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gagawairþjan)
- 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (gawairþeigs)