𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹

Gothic

FWOTD – 11 July 2023

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *awidiją with devoicing maybe due to Thurneysen's Law. Cognate to Old English ēowede and Old High German ouwiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.weːθi/

Noun

𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 • (awēþi) n

1. flock of sheep
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 10:16:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌷 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐍉 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹, 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃.

     jah anþara lamba aih þōei ni sind þis awistris, jah þō skal briggan, jah stibnōs meinaizōs hausjand, jah wairþand ain awēþi, ains hairdeis.

     And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice: and they shall become one flock, one shepherd. (ASV).

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 9:7:

     𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌰𐌽𐌽𐍉𐌼 𐍈𐌰𐌽? 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐍅𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹? 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹?

     ƕas drauhtinōþ swēsaim annōm ƕan? ƕas satjiþ weinatriwa jah akran þizē ni matjai? ƕas haldiþ awēþi jah miluks þis awēþjis ni matjai?

     Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? (KJV).

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 awēþi	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 awēþja
Vocative	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 awēþi	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 awēþja
Accusative	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌹 awēþi	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 awēþja
Genitive	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃 awēþjis	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌴 awēþjē
Dative	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰 awēþja	𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌼 awēþjam

Hypernyms

• 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda, “herd”)

Meronyms

• 𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌱 (lamb, “sheep, lamb”)

Coordinate terms

• 𐍅𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (wriþus, “herd of swine”)

Related terms

• 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂 (awistr, “sheepfold”)

See also

• 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (hairdeis, “shepherd”)
• 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 (wulla, “wool”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “A239. aweþi”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 52
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 15