𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with Old English fugol, Old High German fogal, and Old Norse fogl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuɡls/, [ˈfuɣls]

Noun

𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 • (fugls) m

2. bird (animal)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 8.20:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐌽, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹.

     jah waþ du imma iēsus: fauhōns grōbōs aigun, jah fuglōs himinis sitlans, iþ sunus mans ni habaiþ ƕar haubiþ sein anahnaiwjai.

     And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 8.5:

     𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍉, 𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍅𐌹𐌲 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰.

     urrann saiands du saian fraiwa seinamma; jah miþþanei saisō, sum gadraus faur wig jah gatrudan warþ, jah fuglōs himinis frētun þata.

     A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 4.4:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍉, 𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍅𐌹𐌲, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌼𐌿𐌽 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌿𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰.

     jah warþ, miþþanei saisō, sum raihtis gadraus faur wig, jah qēmun fuglōs jah frētun þata.

     And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. (KJV).

Declension

No singular forms are attested, but they probably existed.

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 fugls	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 fuglōs
Vocative	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻 fugl	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 fuglōs
Accusative	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻 fugl	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 fuglans
Genitive	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐌹𐍃 fuglis	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐌴 fuglē
Dative	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐌰 fugla	𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌼 fuglam

Hyponyms

• 𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌺𐍃 (ahaks, “pigeon, dove”)
• 𐌰𐍂𐌰 (ara, “eagle”)
• 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hana, “rooster”)
• 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌿𐌱𐍉 (hraiwadūbo, “turtledove”)
• 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sparwa, “sparrow”)

See also

• 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐍃 (sitls, “seat, throne, bird's nest”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “F101. *fugls”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 130
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 39