𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍂𐍉

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *afterô; cognate with *afteraz.

Adverb

𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍂𐍉 • (aftarō)

1. behind
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Matthew 9:20:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌹, 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 .𐌹𐌱. 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌿𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍂𐍉 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌺 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌹̈𐍃

     jah sai, qinō blōþarinnandei .ib. wintruns duatgaggandei aftarō attaitōk skauta wastjōs ïs

     And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 7:38:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌹̈𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍂𐍉 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹, 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹̈𐍃 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌺𐌿𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌹̈𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌰.

     jah standandei faura fōtum ïs aftarō greitandei, dugann natjan fōtuns ïs tagram jah skufta haubidis seinis biswarb jah kukida fōtum ïs jah gasalbōda þamma balsana.

     And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 8:44:

     𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐍂𐍉 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌺 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌹̈𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐍃𐌰 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌹̈𐌶𐍉𐍃.

     atgaggandei du aftarō attaitōk skauta wastjōs ïs, jah suns gastōþ sa runs blōþis ïzōs.

     Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

Related terms

• 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌰 (aftana)