𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus, “thorn”) +‎ -𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (-eins, “adjective-forming suffix”). Compare Old English þyrnen and Old High German durnīn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɔr.niːns/

Adjective

𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 • (þaurneins)

1. made of thorn
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 19.5:

     𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌿𐍄 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐍉 𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌿𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰. 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌹𐌼: <𐍃𐌰𐌹> 𐍃𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍃𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰.

     þaruh usiddja ut iēsus bairands þana þaurneinan waip jah þō paurpurōdōn wastja. jah qaþ im: <𐍃𐌰𐌹> sa ist sa manna.

     Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 15.17:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐍀𐌾𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃

     jah gawasidēdun ina paurpurai jah atlagidēdun ana ina þaurneina wipja uswindandans

     And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, (KJV).

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 þaurneins	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 þaurneina	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 þaurnein, þaurneinata
Accusative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 þaurneinana	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 þaurneina	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 þaurnein, þaurneinata
Genitive	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 þaurneinis	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 þaurneinaizōs	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 þaurneinis
Dative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 þaurneinamma	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 þaurneinai	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 þaurneinamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 þaurneinai	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 þaurneinōs	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 þaurneina
Accusative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 þaurneinans	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 þaurneinōs	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 þaurneina
Genitive	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 þaurneinaizē	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 þaurneinaizō	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 þaurneinaizē
Dative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 þaurneinaim	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 þaurneinaim	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 þaurneinaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 þaurneina	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 þaurneinō	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 þaurneinō
Accusative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 þaurneinan	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 þaurneinōn	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 þaurneinō
Genitive	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 þaurneinins	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 þaurneinōns	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 þaurneinins
Dative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽 þaurneinin	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 þaurneinōn	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽 þaurneinin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 þaurneinans	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 þaurneinōns	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 þaurneinōna
Accusative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 þaurneinans	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 þaurneinōns	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 þaurneinōna
Genitive	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌴 þaurneinanē	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍉 þaurneinōnō	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌴 þaurneinanē
Dative	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 þaurneinam	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 þaurneinōm	𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 þaurneinam

Related terms

• 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus, “thorn”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 147