𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiwją. Cognate with English hue.

Noun

𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 • (hiwi) n

1. (hapax) appearance, form
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 3:5:

     𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄 𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹.

     habandans hiwi gagudeins, iþ maht izōs inwidandans; jah þans afwandei.

     Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (KJV)

Usage notes

• A near-hapax: it is attested once in 2 Timothy 3:5, and a second attestation in the Gothica Bononiensia consists of a quotation of the same verse.

Declension

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 hiwi	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰 hiwja
Vocative	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 hiwi	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰 hiwja
Accusative	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 hiwi	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰 hiwja
Genitive	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌹𐍃 hiwjis	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌴 hiwjē
Dative	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰 hiwja	𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌼 hiwjam

References

• Carla Falluomini, "Zum gotischen Fragment aus Bologna II: Berichtigungen und neue Lesungen", Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und Literatur 146.3 (2017) pp. 284-294.