𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃

Gothic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *ferhuz.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfɛr.ʍus/

Noun edit

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 • (fairƕus) m

the world (the Universe) (almost always accompanied by the definite article)
- 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 12.31:^[1]
  𐌽𐌿 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌹, 𐌽𐌿 𐍃𐌰 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌳𐌰 𐌿𐍄.
  nu staua ist þizai manasēdai, nu sa reiks þis fairƕaus uswairpada ut.
  Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. (KJV).
- 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 17.24:^[2]
  𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍄 𐌼𐌹𐍃, 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌼 𐌹𐌺, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐍃, 𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍄 𐌼𐌹𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌳𐌴𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍆𐍄 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌿𐍃.
  atta, þatei atgaft mis, wiljau ei þarei im ik, jah þai sijaina miþ mis, ei saiƕaina wulþu meinana þanei gaft mis, untē frijōdēs mik faur gaskaft fairƕaus.
  Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. (KJV).
- 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Galatians (Codex Ambrosianus A) 4.3:^[3]
  𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹, 𐌿𐍆 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌼 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃.
  swa jah weis, þan wēsum barniskai, uf stabim þis fairƕaus wēsum skalkinōndans.
  Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: (KJV).

Usage notes edit

This word translates κόσμος (kósmos, “order, world”), as does 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 (manasēþs), but 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (fairƕus) is only used with the sense of "the Universe", and 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 (manasēþs) only in the sense of "human collective existence".

Declension edit

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 fairƕus	—
Vocative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌿 fairƕau	—
Accusative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿 fairƕu	—
Genitive	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌿𐍃 fairƕaus	—
Dative	𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌿 fairƕau	—

Derived terms edit

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waifairƕjan, “to lament”)

References edit

^ John chapter 12 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
^ John chapter 17 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.
^ Galatians chapter 4 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 31

[1] John chapter 12 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

[2] John chapter 17 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

[3] Galatians chapter 4 Provided by Project Wulfila 2004, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Last modified on 2005-03-30 by TDH.

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