𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹

𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fraþjan) +‎ -𐌴𐌹 (-ei)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈfraθjiː/

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹 • (gafraþjei) f

1. sobriety (quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful)
   • 1 Timothy 2:15:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽.

     iþ ganisiþ þairh barnē gabaurþ, jabai gastandand in galaubeinai jah frijaþwai jah weihiþai miþ gafraþjein.

     Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine īn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹 gafraþjei	—
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹 gafraþjei	—
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽 gafraþjein	—
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 gafraþjeins	—
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽 gafraþjein	—

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 42