𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognates include Old English ende, Ancient Greek ἀντίος (antíos, “facing, opposite”) and Sanskrit अन्त्य (antya, “last”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈan.diːs/

Noun

𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 • (andeis) m

1. end (final point in space or time)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 1:33:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌸 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌰𐌺𐍉𐌱𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌾𐌿𐌺𐌳𐌿𐌸, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃.

     jah þiudanōþ ufar garda iakōbis in ajukduþ, jah þiudinassaus is ni wairþiþ andeis.

     And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. (KJV)

2. end (cessation)

   Antonym: 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (anastōdeins)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 3:26:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽, 𐌰𐌺 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸.

     jah jabai satana usstōþ ana sik silban jah gadailiþs warþ, ni mag gastandan, ak andi habaiþ.

     And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. (KJV)

3. end (purpose)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 1:5:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹,

     aþþan andeis ist anabusnais friaþwa us hrainjamma hairtin jah miþwissein gōdai jah galaubeinai unhindarweisai,

     Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: (KJV)

Usage notes

The phrase 𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹 (und andi) (Luke 18:5) is used with the sense of "in the end, eventually". It may be a calque of εἰς τέλος (eis télos) with the same meaning.

Declension

This noun is mostly declined as an a-stem, but for the accusative plural, a variant form 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 (andins) is attested instead.

Masculine mixed i/a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 andeis	*𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 *andjōs
Vocative	*𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹 *andi	*𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 *andjōs
Accusative	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹 andi	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 andins
Genitive	*𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 *andeis	*𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌴, *𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴 *andjē, *andē
Dative	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰 andja	𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌼 andjam

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐍉 (allandjō, “completely”)
• 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (andilaus, “endless”)

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-)
• 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰- (anda-)
• 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 (andizuh, “either”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A174. andeis”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 36
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 10