𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (afsatjan, “to divorce”) +‎ -𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (-eins).

Noun

𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 • (afsateins) f

1. (hapax) divorce

   Synonym: 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 (afstass)

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

     𐌹̈𐌸 𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽: 𐌼𐍉𐍃𐌴𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽.

     ïþ eis qēþun: mōsēs uslaubida unsis bōkōs afsateinais mēljan jah aflētan.

     they said, Moses allowed us to write a bill of divorce, and to put her away.

Declension

Feminine i/ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 afsateins	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 afsateinōs
Vocative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 afsatein	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 afsateinōs
Accusative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽 afsatein	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 afsateinins
Genitive	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 afsateinais	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 afsateinō
Dative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 afsateinai	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌼 afsateinim