𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fastubniją (“observance; fasting”), from *fastāną (“to observe; to fast”). Equivalent to 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastān) +‎ -𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 (-ubni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfastubni/, [ˈfastuβni]

Noun

𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 • (fastubni) n

1. keeping, observance (of commandments etc.)
   • 1 Corinthians 7:19:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄, 𐌰𐌺 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃.

     þata bimait ni waihts ist jah þata faurafilli ni waihts ist, ak fastubnja anabusnē gudis.

     Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. (KJV)

2. fasting, an act of fasting
   • Mark 9:29:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼: 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽, 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰.

     jah qaþ du im: þata kuni in waihtai ni mag usgaggan, niba in bidai jah fastubnja.

     And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. (KJV)

   • Luke 2:37:

     𐍃𐍉𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉 𐌾𐌴𐍂𐌴 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌷𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂, 𐍃𐍉𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰 𐌰𐌻𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐍉𐌼 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼.

     sōh þan widuwō jērē ahtautēhund jah fidwōr, sōh ni afiddja fairra alh fastubnjam jah bidōm blōtandē fraujan nahtam jah dagam.

     And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. (KJV)

   • Luke 9:43 (a portion not included in the KJV or other modern Bibles):

     𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌸, 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐍉𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰.

     iþ iēsus qaþ: þata kuni ni usgaggiþ, nibai in bidōm jah in fastubnja.

     And Jesus said, This kind does not go out expect by prayers and fasting.

3. will-worship, self-imposed piety
   • Colossians 2:23:

     𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌸𐌰𐌿𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃, 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉 𐍈𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐍉𐌸𐌰 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃.

     þōei sind swēþauh waurd habandōna handugeins þuhtaus in fastubnja jah hauneinai hairtins jah unfreideinai leikis, ni in swēriþō ƕizai du sōþa leikis.

     Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. (KJV)

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 fastubni	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰 fastubnja
Vocative	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 fastubni	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰 fastubnja
Accusative	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌹 fastubni	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰 fastubnja
Genitive	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 fastubneis	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌴 fastubnjē
Dative	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰 fastubnja	𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌱𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 fastubnjam

Related terms

• 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastān)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 32