๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œด๐Œน๐ƒ

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Gothic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *mฤ“kijaz m. Cognate with Old English mฤ“ฤ‹e and Old Norse mรฆkir. Koine Greek ฮผฮฌฯ‡ฮฑฮนฯฮฑ (mรกkhaira), which it translates, is a false cognate.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /หˆmeหkiหs/

Noun[edit]

๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œด๐Œน๐ƒ โ€ข (mฤ“keis?

  1. (hapax) sword
    Synonym: ๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œน๐‚๐Œฟ๐ƒ (hairus)
    • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Ephesians (Codex Ambrosianus A+B) 6.17:[1]
      ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œท ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œป๐Œผ ๐Œฝ๐Œฐ๐ƒ๐Œด๐Œน๐Œฝ๐Œฐ๐Œน๐ƒ ๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œผ๐Œฐ๐Œน๐Œธ ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œท ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œน ๐Œฐ๐Œท๐Œผ๐Œน๐Œฝ๐ƒ, ๐Œธ๐Œฐ๐„๐Œด๐Œน ๐Œน๐ƒ๐„ ๐…๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐‚๐Œณ ๐Œฒ๐Œฟ๐Œณ๐Œน๐ƒ;
      jah hilm naseinais nimaiรพ jah mฤ“ki ahmins, รพatei ist waurd gudis;
      And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (KJV).

Usage notes[edit]

Declension[edit]

Only the accusative singular is attested, but the word is probably masculine based on other Germanic languages.

Masculine ja-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œด๐Œน๐ƒ
mฤ“keis
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐‰๐ƒ
mฤ“kjลs
Vocative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œน
mฤ“ki
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐‰๐ƒ
mฤ“kjลs
Accusative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œน
mฤ“ki
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ๐ƒ
mฤ“kjans
Genitive ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œด๐Œน๐ƒ
mฤ“keis
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œด
mฤ“kjฤ“
Dative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ
mฤ“kja
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œผ
mฤ“kjam

But it may also have been neuter:

Neuter ja-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œน
mฤ“ki
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ
mฤ“kja
Vocative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œน
mฤ“ki
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ
mฤ“kja
Accusative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œน
mฤ“ki
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ
mฤ“kja
Genitive ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œน๐ƒ
mฤ“kjis
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œด
mฤ“kjฤ“
Dative ๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ
mฤ“kja
๐Œผ๐Œด๐Œบ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œผ
mฤ“kjam

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ephesians chapter 6 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

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