𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akraną, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry”). Compare Old Norse akarn (“acorn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakran/

Noun

𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 • (akran) n

1. fruit

   Hyponyms: 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌹 (weinabasi), 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌺𐌺𐌰 (smakka)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 15:1–2:

     𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐌼 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄. 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐍉𐌸, 𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍄𐌰: 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴, 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍄𐌰, 𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.

     ik im weinatriu þata sunjeinō, jah atta meins waurstwja ist. all tainē in mis unbairandanē akran gōþ, usnimiþ ita: jah all akran bairandanē, gahraineiþ ita, ei managizō akran bairaina.

     I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (KJV).

Declension

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 akran	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 akrana
Vocative	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 akran	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 akrana
Accusative	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 akran	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 akrana
Genitive	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃 akranis	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴 akranē
Dative	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 akrana	𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼 akranam

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (akranalaus, “profitless, unfruitful”)