𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anguz.

Adjective

𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 • (aggwus)

1. narrow, strait
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Matthew 7:13–14:

     𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍂𐌿𐌼𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 𐍃𐌰 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰. 𐍈𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 𐍃𐌰 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰.

     inngaggaiþ þairh aggwu daur, untē braid daur jah rums wigs sa brigganda in fralustai, jah managai sind þai inngaleiþandans þairh þata. ƕan aggwu þata daur jah þraihans wigs sa brigganda in libainai, jah fawai sind þai bigitandans þana.

     Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (KJV)

Declension

U-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 aggwus	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 aggwus	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿, 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 aggwu, aggwjata
Accusative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 aggwjana	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰 aggwja	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿, 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 aggwu, aggwjata
Genitive	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍃 *aggwaus	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 *aggwjaizōs	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍃 *aggwaus
Dative	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 *aggwjamma	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹 *aggwjai	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 *aggwjamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹 aggwjai	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐍃 aggwjōs	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰 *aggwja
Accusative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 aggwjans	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐍃 aggwjōs	*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰 *aggwja
Genitive	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 aggwjaizē	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 aggwjaizō	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 aggwjaizē
Dative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 aggwjaim	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 aggwjaim	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 aggwjaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰 aggwja	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉 aggwjō	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉 aggwjō
Accusative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 aggwjan	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽 aggwjōn	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉 aggwjō
Genitive	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 aggwjins	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 aggwjōns	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 aggwjins
Dative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌹𐌽 aggwjin	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽 aggwjōn	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌹𐌽 aggwjin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 aggwjans	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 aggwjōns	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 aggwjōna
Accusative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 aggwjans	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 aggwjōns	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 aggwjōna
Genitive	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 aggwjanē	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍉 aggwjōnō	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 aggwjanē
Dative	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌼 aggwjam	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐍉𐌼 aggwjōm	𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌼 aggwjam

Synonyms

• 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃 (þraihans)

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 (aggwiþa)
• 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaaggwjan)
• 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌴𐌹 (gaaggwei)