𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌿𐌻𐍃 (slahuls)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slahalaz or *slahulaz. Equivalent to 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan) + -𐌰𐌻𐍃 (-als), variant of -𐌿𐌻𐍃 (-uls); the word is a substantivized adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsla.hals/

Noun

𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 • (slahals) m

1. A pugnacious person; a lout or bully
   • Gothic Bible, Titus 1.7-8:

     𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌿𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌿𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃; 𐌰𐌺 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃, 𐌱𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐍃, 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃, 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐍃 ...

     skaluþþan aipiskaupus ungafairinōþs wisan, swē gudis fauraggja, ni hauhhairts, ni bihaitja, ni þwairhs, ni weinnas, ni slahals, ni aglaitgastalds; ak gastigōds, bleiþs, andaþahts, garaihts, weihs, gaþaurbs ...

     For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not a braggart, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a bully, not given to filthy lucre; but a good host, kind-hearted, sober, just, holy, temperate ...

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 slahals	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍉𐍃 slahalōs
Vocative	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻 slahal	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍉𐍃 slahalōs
Accusative	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻 slahal	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 slahalans
Genitive	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌹𐍃 slahalis	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌴 slahalē
Dative	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌰 slahala	𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌼 slahalam

Related terms

• 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (slahan, “to hit, smite”)
• 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐍃 (slahs, “a blow, strike”)