𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍃 (lausawaurds) +‎ -𐌹 (-i). Calque of Ancient Greek κενοφωνίᾱ (kenophōníā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːsawɔrdi/

Noun

𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 • (lausawaurdi) m

1. vain babbling
   • 2 Timothy 2:16

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽

     iþ þō dwalōna usweihōna lausawaurdja biwandei; untē filu gaggand du afgudein

     But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness (KJV)

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 lausawaurdi	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 lausawaurdja
Vocative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 lausawaurdi	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 lausawaurdja
Accusative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌹 lausawaurdi	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 lausawaurdja
Genitive	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 lausawaurdeis	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌴 lausawaurdjē
Dative	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 lausawaurdja	𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 lausawaurdjam

Related terms

• 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹 (lausawaurdei)

Further reading

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