𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wihtiz.

Noun

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 • (waihts) f

1. thing
   • Gothic Bible, Corinthians I 13.2:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿, 𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿, 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐌼.

     jah jabai habau praufētjans jah witjau allaizē runōs jah all kunþi jah habau alla galaubein, swaswē fairgunja miþsatjau, iþ friaþwa ni habau, ni waihts im.

     And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. (KJV)

Usage notes

• Typically used in negations with 𐌽𐌹 (ni) to mean nothing. The negation of the closely related 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 (waiht) also means "nothing".

Declension

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 waihts	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 waihteis
Vocative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 waiht	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 waihteis
Accusative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 waiht	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 waihtins
Genitive	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 waihtais	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴 waihtē
Dative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 waihtai	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌼 waihtim

Related terms

• 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 (waiht)