𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *melhmô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmilh.ma/

Noun

𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰 • (milhma) m

2. cloud (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 9.35:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹: 𐍃𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌰 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸.

     jah stibna warþ us þamma milhmin qiþandei: sa ist sunus meins sa liuba, þamma hausjaiþ.

     And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 13.26:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌼 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿.

     jah þan gasaiƕand sunu mans qimandan in milhmam miþ mahtai managai jah wulþau.

     And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: First Epistle to the Corinthians (Codex Ambrosianus A) 10.2:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐍉𐍃𐌴 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌽, 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽,

     jah allai in mōsē daupidai wēsun, in milhmin jah in marein,

     And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; (KJV).

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰 milhma	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 milhmans
Vocative	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰 milhma	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 milhmans
Accusative	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽 milhman	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 milhmans
Genitive	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 milhmins	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌴 milhmanē
Dative	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 milhmin	𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰𐌼 milhmam

Coordinate terms

• 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍈𐍉 (þeiƕō, “thunder”)
• 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌹 (lauhmuni, “lightning”)
• 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign, “rain”)
• 𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (snaiws, “snow”)
• 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”)
• 𐍅𐌹𐍃 (wis, “calm”)

See also

• 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufarskadwjan, “overshadow”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 95