𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃
Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wrēþuz (“herd”). Cognate to Old English wrǣþ (“band”) and Old Danish vrāth (“herd of swine”). The -i- in the Gothic descendant (which is attested only once, possibly indicating a spelling error) is unexpected; one would expect a Gothic form *𐍅𐍂𐌴𐌸𐌿𐍃 (*wrēþus) based on its cognates.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwri.θus/
Noun
𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 • (wriþus) m
- (hapax) herd of swine
- 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 8.33:[1]
- 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍆 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐍉 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐍃𐌰 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍉𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽.
- usgaggandans þan suns þai unhulþans af þamma mann galiþun in þō sweina, jah rann sa wriþus and driusōn in þana marisaiw jah afƕapnōdēdun.
- Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. (KJV).
- 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍆 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐍉 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐍃𐌰 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍉𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽.
Declension
Masculine/feminine u-stem | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 wriþus | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌿𐍃 wriþjus |
Vocative | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿 wriþau | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌾𐌿𐍃 wriþjus |
Accusative | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿 wriþu | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌽𐍃 wriþuns |
Genitive | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍃 wriþaus | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌴 wriþiwē |
Dative | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿 wriþau | 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌼 wriþum |
Hypernyms
- 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda, “herd”)
Meronyms
- 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 (swein, “pig”)
Coordinate terms
- 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 (awēþi, “flock of sheep”)
References
- Luke chapter 8 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
Further reading
- Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 178