𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arhwō (“arrow”) + -𐍃𐌽𐌰 (-sna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ʍaz.na/

Noun

𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 • (arƕazna) f

1. (hapax) missile (air-based weapon), arrow, dart
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 6:16:

     𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽

     ufar all andnimandans skildu galaubeinais, þammei maguþ allōs arƕaznōs þis unsēljins funiskōs afƕapjan

     Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked (KJV)

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 arƕazna	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐍃 arƕaznōs
Vocative	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 arƕazna	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐍃 arƕaznōs
Accusative	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 arƕazna	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐍃 arƕaznōs
Genitive	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐍃 arƕaznōs	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉 arƕaznō
Dative	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰𐌹 arƕaznai	𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐌼 arƕaznōm

Hypernyms

• 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn, “weapon”)

Coordinate terms

• 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus, “sword”)
• 𐌼𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (mēkeis, “shortsword”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A194. *arƕazna”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 42
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 12