𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanô. Cognates include Dutch haan, German Hahn, Old English hana and Crimean Gothic ano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.na/

Noun

𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 • (hana) m

2. rooster, cock (male chicken)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus & Codex Ambrosianus C) 26.74:

     𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌰𐍆𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽. 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰.

     þanuh dugann afdōmjan jah swaran þatei ni kann þana mannan. jah suns hana hrukida.

     Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 13.38:

     𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃: 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌹𐍃? 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐍃, 𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌸𐌿 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐍂𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌼.

     andhōf iēsus: saiwala þeina faur mik lagjis? amēn amēn qiþa þus, þei hana ni hrukeiþ, untē þu mik afaikis kunnan þrim sinþam.

     Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 14.68:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌺 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃: 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄, 𐌽𐌹 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐍈𐌰 𐌸𐌿 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌹𐍃. 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰.

     iþ is afaiaik qiþands: ni wait, ni kann ƕa þu qiþis. jah galaiþ faur gard, jah hana wōpida.

     But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. (KJV).

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 hana	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 hanans
Vocative	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰 hana	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 hanans
Accusative	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 hanan	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 hanans
Genitive	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 hanins	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌴 hananē
Dative	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌽 hanin	𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼 hanam

Hypernyms

• 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍃 (fugls, “bird”)

Coordinate terms

• 𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌺𐍃 (ahaks, “pigeon, dove”)
• 𐌰𐍂𐌰 (ara, “eagle”)
• 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌿𐌱𐍉 (hraiwadūbō, “turtledove”)
• 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sparwa, “sparrow”)

See also

• 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌺 (hrūk, “crow”)
• 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hrūkjan, “to crow”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “H38. hana”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 176
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 55