πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πƒ

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌿𐌽- (un-) + the root of πŒ²πŒ°π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πƒ (gafaurs, β€œwell-behaved, sober”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈunˌfɔːrs/

Adjective

πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πƒ β€’ (unfaurs)

  1. gossipy, tattling
  2. (nominalized) tattler
    • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 5:13:
      𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 πƒπŒ°πŒΌπŒ°πŒ½πŒ° 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πŒΏπŒ½π…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πƒπ„π…π‰πŒ½πƒ πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπƒπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πŒ³ πƒπŒΉπŒΊ πŒΈπŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ·πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½ πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ³πŒΉπŒ½πƒ, 𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌹 πŒΈπŒ°π„πŒ°πŒΉπŒ½ πŒΏπŒ½π…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πƒπ„π…π‰πŒ½πƒ, 𐌰𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πƒ 𐌾𐌰𐌷 π†πŒ°πŒΉπ‚π…πŒ΄πŒΉπ„πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ, π‚π‰πŒ³πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ πŒΈπ‰πŒ΄πŒΉ 𐌽𐌹 πƒπŒΊπŒΏπŒ»πŒ³πŒ° πƒπŒΉπŒ½πŒ³.
      aþþan samana jah unwaurstwōns laisjand sik þairhgaggan gardins, aþþan ni þatain unwaurstwōns, ak jah unfaurjōs jah fairweitjandeins, rōdjandeins þōei ni skulda sind.
      And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. (KJV)

Declension

I-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πƒ
unfaurs 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πƒ
unfaurs 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚, πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°π„πŒ°
unfaur, unfaurjata
accusative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πŒ°
unfaurjana 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°
unfaurja 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚, πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°π„πŒ°
unfaur, unfaurjata
genitive πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΉπƒ
unfauris 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒΆπ‰πƒ
unfaurjaizōs 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΉπƒ
unfauris
dative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌπŒΌπŒ°
unfaurjamma 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉ
unfaurjai 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌπŒΌπŒ°
unfaurjamma
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉ
unfaurjai 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πƒ
unfaurjōs 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°
unfaurja
accusative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πƒ
unfaurjans 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πƒ
unfaurjōs 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°
unfaurja
genitive πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒΆπŒ΄
unfaurjaizΔ“ 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒΆπ‰
unfaurjaizō 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒΆπŒ΄
unfaurjaizΔ“
dative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒΌ
unfaurjaim 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒΌ
unfaurjaim 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΉπŒΌ
unfaurjaim
Weak (definite) inflection
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°
unfaurja 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰
unfaurjō 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰
unfaurjō
accusative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½
unfaurjan 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½
unfaurjōn 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰
unfaurjō
genitive πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒΉπŒ½πƒ
unfaurjins 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½πƒ
unfaurjōns 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒΉπŒ½πƒ
unfaurjins
dative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒΉπŒ½
unfaurjin 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½
unfaurjōn 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒΉπŒ½
unfaurjin
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πƒ
unfaurjans 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½πƒ
unfaurjōns 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½πŒ°
unfaurjōna
accusative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πƒ
unfaurjans 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½πƒ
unfaurjōns 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½πŒ°
unfaurjōna
genitive πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πŒ΄
unfaurjanΔ“ 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒ½π‰
unfaurjōnō 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½πŒ΄
unfaurjanΔ“
dative πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌ
unfaurjam 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπ‰πŒΌ
unfaurjōm 		πŒΏπŒ½π†πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌ
unfaurjam

Further reading

  • Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches WΓΆrterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s UniversitΓ€tsbuchhandlung, p. 157
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