π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πƒ

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wΔΊΜ₯kΚ·os. Cognate to Old English wulf and Old Norse ulfr, and Koine Greek λύκος (lΓΊkos), which it translates.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwulfs/

Noun

π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πƒ β€’ (wulfs) m

  1. wolf (animal)
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 10.12:[1]
      𐌹𐌸 πŒ°πƒπŒ½πŒ΄πŒΉπƒ 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πƒπŒ°πŒ΄πŒΉ πŒ½πŒΉπƒπ„ πŒ·πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ³πŒ΄πŒΉπƒ, 𐌸𐌹𐌢𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 πƒπŒΉπŒ½πŒ³ 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 πƒπ…πŒ΄πƒπŒ°, πŒ²πŒ°πƒπŒ°πŒΉπˆπŒΉπŒΈ π…πŒΏπŒ»π† 𐌡𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πƒπŒ° π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πƒ π†π‚πŒ°π…πŒΉπŒ»π…πŒΉπŒΈ πŒΈπ‰ 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πŒ³πŒΉπƒπ„πŒ°πŒ·πŒΎπŒΉπŒΈ πŒΈπ‰ 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰
      iΓΎ asneis jah saei nist hairdeis, ΓΎizei ni sind lamba swΔ“sa, gasaiΖ•iΓΎ wulf qimandan jah bileiΓΎiΓΎ ΓΎaim lambam jah ΓΎliuhiΓΎ, jah sa wulfs frawilwiΓΎ þō jah distahjiΓΎ þō lamba
      But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. (KJV).
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 10.3:[2]
      𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌸, πƒπŒ°πŒΉ 𐌹𐌺 πŒΉπŒ½πƒπŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΎπŒ° πŒΉπŒΆπ…πŒΉπƒ πƒπ…πŒ΄ 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌹 π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πŒ΄.
      gaggiΓΎ, sai ik insandja izwis swΔ“ lamba in midumai wulfΔ“.
      Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. (KJV).

Declension

Masculine a-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πƒ
wulfs
π…πŒΏπŒ»π†π‰πƒ
wulfōs
Vocative π…πŒΏπŒ»π†
wulf
π…πŒΏπŒ»π†π‰πƒ
wulfōs
Accusative π…πŒΏπŒ»π†
wulf
π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πŒ°πŒ½πƒ
wulfans
Genitive π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πŒΉπƒ
wulfis
π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πŒ΄
wulfΔ“
Dative π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πŒ°
wulfa
π…πŒΏπŒ»π†πŒ°πŒΌ
wulfam

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. John chapter 10 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
  2. Luke chapter 10 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 WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 179
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