𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐍆𐌰 (fa) (nom. sg. abbreviation)
• 𐍆𐌽 (fn), 𐍆𐌰𐌽 (fan) (acc. sg. abbreviation)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌽𐍃 (fins) (gen. sg. abbreviation)
• 𐍆𐌹𐌽 (fin) (dat. sg. abbreviation)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawjô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔː.ja/

Noun

𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 • (frauja) m

1. lord

   Antonym: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (skalks)

   • Gothic Bible, Matthew 6.24:

     𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌸; 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽. 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌹𐌽.

     ni manna mag twaim fraujam skalkinōn; untē jabai fijaiþ ainana, jah anþarana frijōþ; aiþþau ainamma ufhauseiþ, iþ anþaramma frakann. ni maguþ guda skalkinōn jah mammōnin.

     No one can serve two lords. Either they will hate the one and love the other, or they will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

2. (Christianity) the Lord; i.e. God

   Synonym: 𐌲𐌿𐌸 (guþ)

   • Gothic Bible, Luke 10.27:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐍆𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽.

     iþ is andhafjands qaþ: frijōs fraujan guþ þeinana us allamma hairtin þeinamma jah us allai saiwalai þeinai jah us allai mahtai þeinai jah us allai gahugdai þeinai, jah nēƕundjan þeinana swē þuk silban.

     And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. (KJV)

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 frauja	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 fraujans
Vocative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 frauja	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 fraujans
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 fraujan	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 fraujans
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 fraujins	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 fraujanē
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽 fraujin	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌼 fraujam

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (fraujinassus, “dominion”)
• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (fraujinōn, “to rule”)
• 𐌷𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (heiwafrauja, “goodman”)