𐌰𐌹𐍂

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *airi.

Adverb

𐌰𐌹𐍂 • (air) (comparative 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃)

1. early, soon
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 1:35:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐍂 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍅𐍉𐌽 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍂 𐌱𐌰𐌸.

     jah air uhtwōn usstandands usiddja jah galaiþ ana auþjana staþ jah jainar baþ.

     And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 16:2:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐍂 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌴 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐌰𐍄 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌹𐌽.

     jah filu air þis dagis afarsabbatē atiddjēdun du þamma hlaiwa at urrinnandin sunnin.

     And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. (KJV)

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis)
• 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌰 (airiza)