𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *suman, itself from *sumaz +‎ *-n.

𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 • (suman)

1. once, at some point (in the past)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Romans 11:30:

     𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌸 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰, 𐌹𐌸 𐌽𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌸 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹,

     swaswē raihtis jus suman ni galaubidēduþ guda, iþ nu gaarmaidai waurþuþ þizai izē ungalaubeinai,

     For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 2:3:

     𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃, 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽𐌴, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌴, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹.

     in þaimei jah weis allai usmētum suman in lustum leikis unsaris, taujandans wiljans leikis jah gamitōnē, jah wēsum wistai barna hatizē, swaswē jah þai anþarai.

     Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 5:8:

     𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌸 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌶, 𐌹𐌸 𐌽𐌿 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽; 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌸.

     wēsuþ auk suman riqiz, iþ nu liuhaþ in fraujin; swē barna liuhadis gaggaiþ.

     For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Galatians 1:23:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌺 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌼𐌻𐌴, 𐌽𐌿 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌺;

     þatainei hausjandans wēsun þatei saei wrak uns simlē, nu mēreiþ galaubein þōei suman brak;

     But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. (KJV)

2. in part
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 13:9:

     𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼.

     suman kunnum jah suman praufētjam.

     For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. (KJV)

   • 6th century ad, anonymous author, Skeireins 6:6, translated by James W. Marchand:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌰𐌼 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌴 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰, 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃.

     aþþan missaleiks jah in missaleikaim mēlam attins bi inna warþ weitwōdeins, suman þairh praufētē waurda, sumanuh þan þairh stibna us himina, sumanuh þan þairh taiknins.

     But various and at various times was the Father's witness concerning him, in part through the words of the prophets, and in part through the voice from heaven, and in part through signs,