𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰- (faura-) + a derivative of Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin”) with a suffix -𐌹 (-i). Probably literally meant ‘foreskin’ in Gothic (and is defined as such in some dictionaries, e.g. Köbler's), but that sense is unattested.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔrafilli/

Noun

𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹 • (faurafilli) n

1. uncircumcision
   • 1 Corinthians 7:18–19:

     𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐍈𐌰𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹; 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐍈𐌰𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹. 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄, 𐌰𐌺 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃.

     bimaitans galaþōda warþ ƕas, ni ufrakjai; miþ faurafillja galaþōþs warþ ƕas, ni bimaitai. þata bimait ni waihts ist jah þata faurafilli ni waihts ist, ak fastubnja anabusnē gudis.

     Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. King James Version (KJV)

   • Galatians 2:7:

     𐌰𐌺 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰⟨𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂⟩𐌸𐍉, 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐍉 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌿 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍃,

     ak þata wiþra⟨wair⟩þō, gasaiƕandans þatei gatrauaida was mis aiwaggēljō faurafilljis, swaswē paitru bimaitis,

     But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; (KJV)

   • Galatians 5:6:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌹𐌽 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹, 𐌰𐌺 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰.

     untē in xristu iēsu nih bimait waiht gamag nih faurafilli, ak galaubeins þairh friaþwa waurstweiga.

     For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. (KJV)

   • Galatians 6:15:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 𐌹𐍃𐍄, 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹, 𐌰𐌺 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃.

     untē ni bimait waiht ist, nih faurafilli, ak niuja gaskafts.

     For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. (KJV)

   • Colossians 3:11:

     𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌺𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃, 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹, 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌿𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌺𐍅𐌸𐌿𐍃, 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃, 𐌰𐌺 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃.

     þarei nist krēks jah judaius, bimait jah faurafilli, barbarus jah skwþus, skalks jah freis, ak alla jah in allaim xristus.

     Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. (KJV)

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹 faurafilli	—
Vocative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹 faurafilli	—
Accusative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹 faurafilli	—
Genitive	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 faurafilljis	—
Dative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰 faurafillja	—

Related terms

• 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (filleins)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 33