πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ

Gothic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *hiwjΔ…. Cognate with English hue.

Noun edit

πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ β€’ (hiwi)Β n

  1. (hapax) appearance, form
    • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 3:5:
      πŒ·πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πƒ πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒΏπŒ³πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ, 𐌹𐌸 πŒΌπŒ°πŒ·π„ πŒΉπŒΆπ‰πƒ πŒΉπŒ½π…πŒΉπŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ½πƒ; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 πŒΈπŒ°πŒ½πƒ πŒ°π†π…πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ΄πŒΉ.
      habandans hiwi gagudeins, iþ maht izōs inwidandans; jah þans afwandei.
      Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (KJV)

Usage notes edit

  • A near-hapax: it is attested once in 2 Timothy 3:5, and a second attestation in the Gothica Bononiensia consists of a quotation of the same verse.

Declension edit

Neuter ja-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ
hiwi
πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja
Vocative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ
hiwi
πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja
Accusative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΉ
hiwi
πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja
Genitive πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒΉπƒ
hiwjis
πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ΄
hiwjΔ“
Dative πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°
hiwja
πŒ·πŒΉπ…πŒΎπŒ°πŒΌ
hiwjam