𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃

Gothic

FWOTD – 25 September 2020

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *barizaz + -𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (-eins).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ri.ziːns/

Adjective

𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 • (barizeins)

1. made of barley
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 6:9:

     𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌴𐍂, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 ·𐌴· 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 ·𐌱· 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃; 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍈𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼?

     ist magula ains hēr, saei habaiþ ·ē· hlaibans barizeinans jah ·b· fiskans; akei þata ƕa ist du swa managaim?

     There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 6:13:

     𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 ·𐌹𐌱· 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐍉 𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌼𐍆 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼.

     þanuh galēsun jah gafullidēdun ·ib· tainjōns gabrukō us fimf hlaibam þaim barizeinam, þatei aflifnōda þaim matjandam.

     Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 barizeins	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 barizeina	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 barizein, barizeinata
Accusative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰 barizeinana	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 barizeina	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌰 barizein, barizeinata
Genitive	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 barizeinis	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 barizeinaizōs	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 barizeinis
Dative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 barizeinamma	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 barizeinai	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 barizeinamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 barizeinai	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 barizeinōs	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 barizeina
Accusative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 barizeinans	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 barizeinōs	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 barizeina
Genitive	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 barizeinaizē	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 barizeinaizō	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 barizeinaizē
Dative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 barizeinaim	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 barizeinaim	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼 barizeinaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 barizeina	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 barizeinō	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 barizeinō
Accusative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 barizeinan	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 barizeinōn	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 barizeinō
Genitive	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 barizeinins	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 barizeinōns	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 barizeinins
Dative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽 barizeinin	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 barizeinōn	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌽 barizeinin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 barizeinans	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 barizeinōns	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 barizeinōna
Accusative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 barizeinans	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 barizeinōns	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌰 barizeinōna
Genitive	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌴 barizeinanē	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍉 barizeinōnō	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌴 barizeinanē
Dative	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 barizeinam	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 barizeinōm	𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼 barizeinam

See also

• 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽 (kaurn, “corn”)
• 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis, “wheat”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “B26. *barizeins”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 62
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 17