𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert-. Compare the etymologies of 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 (wairþ) and 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽 (wairþan).

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Noun

𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 • (gawairþi) n

1. peace
   • 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

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 gawairþi	—
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 gawairþi	—
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹 gawairþi	—
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 gawairþjis	—
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰 gawairþja	—

Derived terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (gawairþeigs, “peaceful, peaceable”)