𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helmaz (“helmet”). Cognates include English helm, Dutch helm, German Helm, Old Norse hjalmr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hilms/

Noun

𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 • (hilms) m

1. helmet
   • Gothic Bible, Thessalonians I 5.8:

     𐌹𐌸 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰, 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌼𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉𐍃; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌰 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃.

     iþ weis dagis wisandans usskawai sijaima, gahamōdai brunjōn galaubeinais jah friaþwōs; jah hilma wēnai naseinais.

     But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. (KJV)

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 hilms	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍉𐍃 hilmōs
Vocative	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼 hilm	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍉𐍃 hilmōs
Accusative	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼 hilm	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 hilmans
Genitive	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌹𐍃 hilmis	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌴 hilmē
Dative	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌰 hilma	𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐌰𐌼 hilmam