𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃

Gothic

FWOTD – 13 February 2020

Etymology

From 𐌰𐌽𐌰- (ana-) +‎ *𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 (*qiss, “speech”), or from 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (anaqiþan) +‎ -𐌸𐍃 (-þs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanakʷiss/

Noun

𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 • (anaqiss) f

1. blasphemy

   Synonyms: 𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (naiteins), 𐍅𐌰𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (wajamēreins)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Colossians 3:8:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌽𐌿 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐍉 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰, 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃, 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽; 𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌽𐌹 [𐌽𐌹] ** 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌹.

     iþ nu aflagjiþ jah jus þō alla, hatis, þwairhein, unsēlein, anaqiss, aglaitiwaurdein; us munþa izwaramma ni [ni] ** usgaggai.

     But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 6:4:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌸𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃, 𐌰𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌱𐌹 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌾𐌹𐌿𐌺𐍉𐍃, 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰, 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰, 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐍉𐍃,

     iþ hauhþuhts, ni waiht witands, ak siukands bi sōknins jah waurdajiukōs, us þaimei wairþand neiþa, maurþra, haifsteis, anaqisseis, anamindeis ubilōs,

     He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, [blasphemies], evil surmisings, (KJV)

Declension

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 anaqiss	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 anaqisseis
Vocative	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 anaqiss	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 anaqisseis
Accusative	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃 anaqiss	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍃 anaqissins
Genitive	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃 anaqissais	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌴 anaqissē
Dative	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹 anaqissai	𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌹𐌼 anaqissim

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 9