𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴
Gothic
Etymology
Possibly related to 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 (swaran). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Adverb
𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴 • (swarē)
- without a reason, in vain
- Gothic Bible, Mark 7.7:
- 𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳, 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴.
- iþ swarē mik blōtand, laisjandans laiseinins, anabusnins mannē.
- Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
- Gothic Bible, Mark 7.7:
Further reading
Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 133