𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆

Gothic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈlɛːf/

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆 • (bilaif) (accusative singular)

1. (hapax) meaning unknown, possibly a clerical title
   • Gothic Calendar, 29 October:

     𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐍅𐍄𐍂𐌴 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌱𐌹 𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌰𐌽 𐍀𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐍅𐌹𐌽 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆 𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹

     gaminþi marwtrē þizē bi wērēkan papan jah batwin bilaif aikklēsjōns fullaizōs ana gutþiudai gabrannidai

     remembrance of the martyrs who with Werekas the priest and Batwin the bilaif were burned in a crowded church among the Goths

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆 • (bilaif)

1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (bileiban)