𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *balþį̄ (“boldness”), from *balþaz (“bold”). By surface analysis, *𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (*balþs) +‎ -𐌴𐌹 (-ei).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalθiː/

Noun

𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 • (balþei) f

1. boldness
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 3:12:

     𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌼 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌾𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲 𐌹𐌽 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐍃.

     in þammei habam balþein freijhals jah atgagg in trauainai þairh galaubein is.

     In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 6:19:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌼𐌹𐍃, 𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃,

     jah fram mis, ei mis gibaidau waurd in usluka munþis meinais in balþein kannjan runa aiwaggēljōns,

     And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 3:13:

     𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳 𐌲𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 ⟨𐌹𐌽⟩ 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿.

     þai auk waila andbahtjandans grid gōda sis fairwaurkjand jah managa balþein ⟨in⟩ galaubeinai þizai in xristau iēsu.

     For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. (KJV)

   • Skeireins 8:12–19:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌷𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌶𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐍉𐍆𐌿𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐍃 […] 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌰𐍄 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌿 𐌱𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌷𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌸𐍃 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐍄 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌼:

     iþ jainai in unsēleins seinaizōs balþein izē ni usþulandans miþ hatiza andhōfun wiþra ins […] ni ainshun reikē aiþþau fareisaiē galaubidēdi imma, at neikaudaimau bi garēhsnai gþs qimandin at imma in naht jah miþ balþein faur sunja insakandin jah qiþandin im:

     but they in their wickedness not tolerating their boldness, with enmity answered back to them, […] none of the rulers or Pharisees believed him, because Nicodemus by the Plan of God, coming to him by night, and with boldness arguing for the truth, and saying to them:

2. openness, frankness, plainness of speech
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 3:12:

     𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌽𐌿 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 𐍅𐌴𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰,

     habandans nu swaleika wēn managaizōs balþeins brukjaima,

     Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: (KJV)

Declension

Feminine īn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 balþei	—
Vocative	𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 balþei	—
Accusative	𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 balþein	—
Genitive	𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 balþeins	—
Dative	𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 balþein	—

Derived terms

• 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (þrasabalþei)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (usbalþei)

Related terms

• 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌱𐌰 (balþaba)
• 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balþjan)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 17