𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰

Gothic

Etymology 1

From 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (aljis).

Conjunction

𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 • (alja)

1. than, except, unless
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 7:49:

     𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐍉 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳.

     alja sō managei þaiei ni kunnun witōþ fraqiþanai sind.

     But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. (KJV)

Preposition

𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 • (alja) (+ dative)

1. besides, apart from
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Mark 12:32:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌰 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹 𐌱𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐌵𐌰𐍃𐍄 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰.

     jah qaþ du imma sa bōkareis: waila laisari bi sunjai qast þatei ains ist jah nist anþar alja imma.

     And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he. (KJV)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner

𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 • (alja)

1. inflection of 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌹𐍃 (aljis):
   1. feminine nominative/accusative singular
   2. masculine nominative/accusative plural

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 7