𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wrōts.

Noun

𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃 • (waurts) f

1. root
   • Gothic Bible, Timothy I 6.10:

     𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍉, 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌰𐍆 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼.

     waurts allaizē ubilaizē ist faigugeirō, þizōzei sumai gairnjandans afairzidai waurþun af galaubeinai jah sik silbans gaþiwaidēdun sairam managaim.

     For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (KJV)

Declension

The dative singular is only attested as 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 (waurhtai), a misspelling.

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐍃 waurts	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 waurteis
Vocative	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄 waurt	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 waurteis
Accusative	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄 waurt	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 waurtins
Genitive	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 waurtais	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌴 waurtē
Dative	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌰𐌹 waurtai	𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌼 waurtim