𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Noun

𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 • (saiws) m

1. lake, sea
2. marshland
   • Naples Deed, c. 550:

     ... 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌺𐌰𐍅𐍄𐍃𐌾𐍉𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌳𐌹𐌰𐌺𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌼 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 ·𐍂·𐌺· 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴.

     ... jah faurþis þairh kawtsjōn jah miþ diakōna alamōda unsaramma jah miþ gahlaibim unsaraim andnēmum skilliggans ·r·k· wairþ þizē saiwē.

     ... and before, by means of a cautio with both our deacon Alamoþs and our companions we received 120 shillings, the value of these marshlands.

Declension

Masculine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 saiws	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 saiweis
Vocative	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅 saiw	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 saiweis
Accusative	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅 saiw	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍃 saiwins
Genitive	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃 saiwis	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴 saiwē
Dative	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 saiwa	𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌼 saiwim

Derived terms

• 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (marisaiws, “lake”)