πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚

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Gothic

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Etymology

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Unknown; the word appears to have no Germanic, and indeed no clear Indo-European cognates.

Attempts have been made to account for the transmitted form aibr, for which see Lehmann (1986) and SnΓ¦dal (2015), who both dismiss these proposals. SnΓ¦dal instead proposes a scribal error as the most likely explanation: the initial 𐌰 would have been 𐌻 (which is very similar in appearance), which would instead yield *πŒ»πŒΉπŒ±π‚ (*libr), derived from πŒ²πŒ°πŒ»πŒ΄π…πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (galΔ“wjan, β€œoffer, give, hand over”). Alternatively, the 𐌰 may be a sloppy scribal error for 𐍄 (which is also similar in appearance), rendering *π„πŒΉπŒ±π‚ (*tibr), thus tying it to Proto-Germanic *tibrΔ… (β€œoffering, sacrifice”). Lehmann appears to favor the emendation to *tibr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚ β€’ (aibrn

  1. (hapax) gift, offering
    • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Matthew 5:23–24:
      𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌿 πŒ±πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ°πŒΉπƒ πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚ 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌿 πŒ·πŒΏπŒ½πƒπŒ»πŒ°πƒπ„πŒ°πŒ³πŒ° 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒ°π‚ πŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒΏπŒ½πŒ΄πŒΉπƒ πŒΈπŒ°π„πŒ΄πŒΉ πŒ±π‚π‰πŒΈπŒ°π‚ πŒΈπŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍈𐌰 𐌱𐌹 𐌸𐌿𐌺 πŒ°π†πŒ»πŒ΄π„ πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒ½πŒ°π‚ πŒΈπ‰ 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽 πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒΎπŒ° πŒ·πŒΏπŒ½πƒπŒ»πŒ°πƒπ„πŒ°πŒ³πŒΉπƒ 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲.
      jabai nu bairais aibr ΓΎein du hunslastada jah jainar gamuneis ΓΎatei brōþar ΓΎeins habaiΓΎ Ζ•a bi ΓΎuk aflΔ“t jainar þō giba ΓΎeina in andwairΓΎja hunslastadis jah gagg.
      Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way.

Declension

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Neuter a-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚
aibr
πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚πŒ°
aibra
Vocative πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚
aibr
πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚πŒ°
aibra
Accusative πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚
aibr
πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚πŒ°
aibra
Genitive πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚πŒΉπƒ
aibris
πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚πŒ΄
aibrΔ“
Dative πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚πŒ°
aibra
πŒ°πŒΉπŒ±π‚πŒ°πŒΌ
aibram

References

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  • Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) β€œA61. aibr; T25. *tibr”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 13-14; 344
  • SnΓ¦dal, MagnΓΊs, "Gothic aibr 'gift, offering'", in: Words and Dictionaries. A Festschrift for Professor StanisΕ‚aw Stachowski on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday, ed. E. MaΕ„czak-Wohlfeld, B. Podolak, KrakΓ³w 2015: 287-296. [academia.edu]