πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiwjΔ…. Cognate with English hue.

Noun

πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ β€’ (hiwi) n

  1. (hapax legomenon) appearance, form
    • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 3:5:
      πŒ·πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πƒ πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒΏπŒ³πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ, 𐌹𐌸 πŒΌπŒ°πŒ·π„ πŒΉπŒΆπ‰πƒ πŒΉπŒ½π…πŒΉπŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πƒ; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πŒΈπŒ°πŒ½πƒ πŒ°π†π…πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ΄πŒΉ.
      habandans hiwi gagudeins, iþ maht izōs inwidandans; jah þans afwandei.
      Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (KJV)

Usage notes

  • A near-hapax: it is attested once in 2 Timothy 3:5, and a second attestation in the Gothica Bononiensia consists of a quotation of the same verse.

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
singular plural
nominative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ
hiwi 		πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja
vocative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ
hiwi 		πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja
accusative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ
hiwi 		πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja
genitive πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒΉπƒ
hiwjis 		πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ΄
hiwjΔ“
dative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja 		πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌ
hiwjam

References

  • Carla Falluomini, "Zum gotischen Fragment aus Bologna II: Berichtigungen und neue Lesungen", Zeitschrift fΓΌr deutsches Altertum und Literatur 146.3 (2017) pp. 284-294.
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