𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frōdaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸroːθs/

Adjective

𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 • (frōþs) (comparative 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌶𐌰)

1. wise

   Antonym: 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (unfrōþs)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Matthew 7:24:

     𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐌽𐌿 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉, 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.

     ƕazuh nu saei hauseiþ waurda meina jah taujiþ þō, galeikō ina waira frōdamma, saei gatimrida razn sein ana staina.

     Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 10:21:

     𐌹𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 I𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐍃, 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍉𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌰𐍆𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍄 𐌸𐍉 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐍃 𐌸𐍉 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼. J𐌰𐌹, 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰. 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌵𐌰𐌸:

     inuh þizai ƕeilai swēgnida ahmin Iēsus jah qaþ: andhaita þus, atta, frauja himinis jah airþōs, untē affalht þō faura snutraim jah frōdaim jah andhulidēs þō niuklahaim. Jai, atta, untē swa warþ galeikaiþ in andwairþja þeinamma. jah gawandiþs du sipōnjam seinaim qaþ:

     In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.(KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 16:8:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌶𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐌼 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳.

     jah hazida sa frauja þana fauragaggjan inwindiþōs, untē frōdaba gatawida; untē þai sunjōs þis aiwis frōdōzans sunum liuhadis in kunja seinamma sind.

     And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Romans 11:25:

     𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌾𐌿𐍃, 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃, 𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌼 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹 𐌱𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌰 I𐍃𐍂𐌰𐌴𐌻𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍉 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐍉 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹.

     ni auk wiljau izwis unweisans, brōþrjus, þizōs runōs, ei ni sijaiþ in izwis silbam frōdai, untē daubei bi sumata Israēla warþ, und þatei fullō þiudō inngaleiþai.

     For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 1:19:

     𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌰𐌿𐌺: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍃𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌿𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰.

     gamēliþ ist auk: fraqistja snutrein þizē snutranē jah frōdein þizē frōdanē uskiusa.

     For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 10:15:

     ...𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰; 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰.

     ...frōdaim qiþa; dōmeiþ jus þatei qiþa.

     I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 1:17:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴, 𐌿𐌽𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴. 𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌽.

     aþþan þiudana aiwē, unriurjamma, ungasaihƕanamma, ainamma, frōdamma guda swēriþa jah wulþus in aldins aiwē. amēn.

     Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 3:2:

     𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻 𐌽𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐍀𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌿𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽, 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌵𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌱𐌰, 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌳𐍃, 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌲𐍉𐌳𐍃, 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃,

     skal nu aipiskaupus ungafairinōnds wisan, ainaizōs qēnais aba, andaþahts, gariuds, frōþs, gafaurs, gastigōds, laiseigs,

     A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 frōþs	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 frōda	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸, 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐍄𐌰 frōþ, frōdata
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 frōdana	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 frōda	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸, 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐍄𐌰 frōþ, frōdata
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 frōdis	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 frōdaizōs	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌹𐍃 frōdis
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 frōdamma	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹 frōdai	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 frōdamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹 frōdai	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐍃 frōdōs	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 frōda
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 frōdans	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐍃 frōdōs	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 frōda
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 frōdaizē	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 frōdaizō	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 frōdaizē
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 frōdaim	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 frōdaim	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼 frōdaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰 frōda	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉 frōdō	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉 frōdō
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽 frōdan	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽 frōdōn	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉 frōdō
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 frōdins	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 frōdōns	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 frōdins
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌹𐌽 frōdin	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽 frōdōn	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌹𐌽 frōdin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 frōdans	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 frōdōns	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 frōdōna
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 frōdans	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍃 frōdōns	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰 frōdōna
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 frōdanē	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌽𐍉 frōdōnō	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 frōdanē
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌼 frōdam	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐍉𐌼 frōdōm	𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌼 frōdam

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 (frōdaba)
• 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (frōdei)
• 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (unfrōþs)

Related terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹 (fraþi)
• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fraþjan)