𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃

𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (laus) +‎ 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (waurd). Calque of Ancient Greek ματαιολόγος (mataiológos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːsawɔrds/

Adjective

𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 • (lausawaurds)

1. talking vainly, speaking idly
   • Titus 1:10

     𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹, 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹, 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 ** 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰

     sind auk managai ungaƕairbai, lausaiwaurdai, lutōndans, þishun ** þai us bimaita

     For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 lausawaurds	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 lausawaurda	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳, 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐍄𐌰 lausawaurd, lausawaurdata
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 lausawaurdana	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 lausawaurda	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳, 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐍄𐌰 lausawaurd, lausawaurdata
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐍃 lausawaurdis	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 lausawaurdaizōs	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐍃 lausawaurdis
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 lausawaurdamma	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹 lausawaurdai	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 lausawaurdamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹 lausawaurdai	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐍃 lausawaurdōs	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 lausawaurda
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdans	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐍃 lausawaurdōs	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 lausawaurda
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 lausawaurdaizē	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 lausawaurdaizō	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 lausawaurdaizē
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 lausawaurdaim	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 lausawaurdaim	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 lausawaurdaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 lausawaurda	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉 lausawaurdō	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉 lausawaurdō
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 lausawaurdan	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽 lausawaurdōn	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉 lausawaurdō
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdins	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdōns	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdins
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽 lausawaurdin	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽 lausawaurdōn	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌽 lausawaurdin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdans	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdōns	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 lausawaurdōna
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdans	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 lausawaurdōns	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 lausawaurdōna
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 lausawaurdanē	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍉 lausawaurdōnō	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 lausawaurdanē
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼 lausawaurdam	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌼 lausawaurdōm	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼 lausawaurdam

Derived terms

• 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹 (lausawaurdei)
• 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 (lausawaurdi)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 81