𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gelþō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”).[1] Related to Proto-Germanic *galdijaną (“to castrate”), whence English geld (“to castrate”).

Noun

𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰 • (gilþa) f

  1. (hapax legomenon) sickle

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
singular plural
nominative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰
gilþa 		𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs
vocative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰
gilþa 		𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs
accusative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰
gilþa 		𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs
genitive 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs 		𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉
gilþō
dative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌹
gilþai 		𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐌼
gilþōm

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “434”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 434
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