𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From or closely related to 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), from Proto-Germanic *bai. The last element is of disputed origin; it may possibly be from a neuter dual or plural *bajō followed by a form of Proto-Germanic *sa; thus, it would resemble the formation of Old Norse báðir. A derivation with the suffix of 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 (mēnōþs) is also formally possible, but is judged less likely by Lehmann (1986).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.joːθs/

Pronoun

𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐍃 • (bajōþs) m pl

1. both (referring to each of two items or of two sets of items)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 5:38:

     𐌰𐌺 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌹𐌿𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰.

     ak wein juggata in balgins niujans giutand, jah bajōþs gafastanda.

     But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 2:18:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌼 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲 𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌹𐌽.

     untē þairh ina habam atgagg bajōþs in ainamma ahmin du attin.

     For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. (KJV)

   • 6th century C.E., Skeireins (Codex Vaticanus Latinus 5750) leaf 3:

     𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰, 𐌰𐍄 𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐌿𐌼 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌷 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐍉 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌹, 𐌽𐌹 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰.

     akei faur þata, at bajōþum daupjandam jah ainƕaþarammēh seina anafilhandam daupein, miþ sis missō sik undrunnun sumai, ni kunnandans, ƕaþar skuldēdi maiza.

     • 1966 translation by William H. Bennett

       But before this, when both [Christ and John] were baptizing, and each was recommending his baptism, some men, not knowing which was to be the greater, disputed with each other.

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	—	𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐍃 bajōþs
Vocative	—	𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐍃 bajōþs
Accusative	—	𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐍃 bajōþs
Genitive	—	𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐌴 bajōþē
Dative	—	𐌱𐌰𐌾𐍉𐌸𐌿𐌼 bajōþum

Related terms

• 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai, “both”)

See also

• 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”)
• Appendix:Gothic correlatives

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “*B14. bajoþs”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 59
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 16