𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰

Gothic

FWOTD – 10 January 2023

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *angwiþō. By surface analysis, 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 (aggwus) +‎ -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa). Compare Dutch engte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋɡwiθa/

Noun

𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 • (aggwiþa) f

1. distress, anguish, affliction, tribulation
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Romans 8:35:

     𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐍆 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍃? 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍉? 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰? 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌾𐌰? 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐍂𐌿𐍃? 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹? 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹? 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃?

     ƕas uns afskaidai af friaþwai xristaus? aglō? þau aggwiþa? þau wrakja? þau huhrus? þau naqadei? þau sleiþei? þau hairus?

     Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 2:4:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌴𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌰𐌺 𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.

     aþþan us managai aglōn jah aggwiþai hairtins gamēlida izwis þairh managa tagra, ni þēei saurgaiþ, ak ei frijaþwa kunneiþ þōei haba ufarassau du izwis.

     For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 6:4:

     𐌰𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍉𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌼, 𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌹𐌼, 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌼,

     ak in allamma ustaiknjandans uns swē gudis andbahtōs in stiwitja managamma, in aglōm, in nauþim, in aggwiþōm,

     But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Thessalonians 3:3:

     𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌼; 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌼.

     ei ni ainshun afagjaidau in þaim aggwiþōm; silbans auk wituþ þatei du þamma satidai sijum.

     That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Thessalonians 1:6:

     𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌰𐍄 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰,

     swēþauh jabai garaiht ist at guda usgildan þaim gaþreihandam izwis aggwiþa,

     Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; (KJV)

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 aggwiþa	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 aggwiþōs
Vocative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 aggwiþa	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 aggwiþōs
Accusative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 aggwiþa	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 aggwiþōs
Genitive	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 aggwiþōs	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉 aggwiþō
Dative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 aggwiþai	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌼 aggwiþōm

Synonyms

• 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍉 (aglō)