𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃

Gothic

FWOTD – 7 November 2023

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wulþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wl̥tus, whence Latin vultus. Contains the suffix -𐌸𐌿𐍃 (-þus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwul.θus/

Noun

𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 • (wulþus) m

1. glory
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Matthew 6:28-29:

     𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳. 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌼𐍉𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌰 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴.

     gakunnaiþ blōmans haiþjōs ƕaiwa wahsjand nih arbaidjand nih spinnand. qiþuh þan izwis þatei nih saulaumōn in allama wulþau seinamma gawasida sik swē ains þizē.

     Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 2:13-14:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌺𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴: 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃.

     jah anaks warþ miþ þamma aggilau managei harjis himinakundis hazjandanē guþ jah qiþandanē: wulþus in hauhistjam guda jah ana airþai gawairþi in mannam gōdis wiljins.

     And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men of good will.

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 wulþus	—
Vocative	𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿 wulþau	—
Accusative	𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿 wulþu	—
Genitive	𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍃 wulþaus	—
Dative	𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿 wulþau	—

Derived terms

• 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌲𐍃 (wulþags)

Related terms

• 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍂𐍃 (wulþrs)