𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *keusaną. Cognates include English choose, Dutch kiezen.

𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 • (kiusan)

1. to prove, test
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 8:8:

     𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃, 𐌰𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌿𐍃𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃.

     ni swaswē fraujinōnds qiþa izwis, ak in þizōs anþaraizē usdaudeins jah izwaraizōs frijaþwōs airkniþa kiusands.

     I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Galatians 6:4:

     𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌹𐌽 𐍈𐍉𐍆𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰;

     iþ waurstw sein silbins kiusai ƕarjizuh, jah þan in sis silbin ƕōftulja habai jah ni in anþaramma;

     But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. (KJV)

• 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (gakiusan)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (uskiusan)

• 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan)
• 𐌺𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (kustus)