𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galaubaz, equivalent to 𐌲𐌰- (ga-) +‎ *𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (*laufs).

Adjective

𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 • (galaufs)

1. valuable, costly, expensive
   • Gothic Bible, Romans 9:21 (Codex Ambrosianus A):

     𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌽𐌹𐌿 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌼 𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌺𐌰𐍃𐌰, 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌸~𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻<𐌰>𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰?

     þau niu habaiþ kasja waldufni þahōns us þamma samin daiga taujan sum du galaubamma kasa, sumþ~þan du ungal<𐌰>ubamma?

     Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? (KJV)

   • Gothic Bible, Timothy I 2:9:

     𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌸; 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼.

     wairþa galaubamma usbauhtai sijuþ; ni wairþaiþ skalkōs mannam.

     Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 galaufs	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰 galauba	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆, 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌰 galauf, galaubata
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌰 galaubana	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰 galauba	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆, 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌰 galauf, galaubata
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐍃 galaubis	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 galaubaizōs	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐍃 galaubis
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 galaubamma	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹 galaubai	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 galaubamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹 galaubai	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐍃 galaubōs	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰 galauba
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 galaubans	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐍃 galaubōs	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰 galauba
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 galaubaizē	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 galaubaizō	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 galaubaizē
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼 galaubaim	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼 galaubaim	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼 galaubaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰 galauba	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉 galaubō	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉 galaubō
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽 galauban	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 galaubōn	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉 galaubō
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌽𐍃 galaubins	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽𐍃 galaubōns	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌽𐍃 galaubins
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌽 galaubin	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 galaubōn	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌽 galaubin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 galaubans	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽𐍃 galaubōns	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽𐌰 galaubōna
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 galaubans	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽𐍃 galaubōns	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽𐌰 galaubōna
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌴 galaubanē	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽𐍉 galaubōnō	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌴 galaubanē
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌼 galaubam	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌼 galaubōm	𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌼 galaubam

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (filugalaufs)
• 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 (ungalaufs)