𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (biūhts, “accustomed”) +‎ -𐌹 (-i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈuːxti/

Noun

𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹 • (biūhti) n

1. custom (frequent repetition of the same act)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 1:9:

     𐌱𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃

     bi biūhtja gudjinassaus hlauts imma urrann du saljan, atgaggands in alh fraujins

     According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 18:39:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌽 𐍀𐌰𐍃𐍇𐌰; 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌿 𐌽𐌿 𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌴?

     iþ ist biūhti izwis ei ainana izwis fraletau in pasxa; wileidu nu ei fraletau izwis þana þiudan Iudaie?

     But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? (KJV)

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹 biūhti	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰 biūhtja
Vocative	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹 biūhti	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰 biūhtja
Accusative	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹 biūhti	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰 biūhtja
Genitive	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 biūhteis	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌴 biūhtjē
Dative	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰 biūhtja	𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 biūhtjam

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 21