𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (birēkeis)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈriːkiːs/

Adjective

𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 • (bireikeis)

1. in jeopardy, in danger
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 8:23:

     𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌽.

     þaruh þan swē faridēdun, anasaislēp; jah atiddja skura windis in þana marisaiw, jah gafullnōdēdun jah birēkjai waurþun.

     But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:30:

     𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌼 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉 𐍈𐍉𐌷?

     duƕē þau weis bireikjai sijum ƕeilō ƕōh?

     And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? (KJV)

Declension

Ja-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 bireikeis	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 bireiki	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹, 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 bireiki, bireikjata
Accusative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰 bireikjana	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰 bireikja	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹, 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐍄𐌰 bireiki, bireikjata
Genitive	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 bireikeis	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 bireikjaizōs	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 bireikeis
Dative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 bireikjamma	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 bireikjai	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 bireikjamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 bireikjai	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐍃 bireikjōs	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰 bireikja
Accusative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 bireikjans	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐍃 bireikjōs	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰 bireikja
Genitive	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 bireikjaizē	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 bireikjaizō	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 bireikjaizē
Dative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 bireikjaim	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 bireikjaim	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼 bireikjaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰 bireikja	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉 bireikjō	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉 bireikjō
Accusative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 bireikjan	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽 bireikjōn	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉 bireikjō
Genitive	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 bireikjins	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 bireikjōns	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 bireikjins
Dative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌹𐌽 bireikjin	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽 bireikjōn	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌹𐌽 bireikjin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 bireikjans	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 bireikjōns	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 bireikjōna
Accusative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 bireikjans	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 bireikjōns	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌰 bireikjōna
Genitive	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 bireikjanē	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍉 bireikjōnō	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 bireikjanē
Dative	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌼 bireikjam	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌼 bireikjōm	𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌼 bireikjam

Since only the attested form is the strong masculine nominative plural 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 (bireikjai), it is theoretically possible for this word also to be an i-stem 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 or a u-stem 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌿𐍃.

Related terms

• 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹 (bireikei)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 20