𐌸𐌴𐌴𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌸𐌴 (þē) +‎ -𐌴𐌹 (-ei)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθeː.iː/

Conjunction

𐌸𐌴𐌴𐌹 • (þēei) (after a negative; followed by the subjunctive)

1. in order that
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 6:38:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌰𐍄𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐌸𐌴𐌴𐌹 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌰, 𐌰𐌺 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌺.

     untē atstaig us himina, nih þēei taujau wiljan meinana, ak wiljan þis sandjandins mik.

     For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. (KJV)

     (literally, “…not in order that I may do…”)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 2:4:

     𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍉𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌴𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌰𐌺 𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.

     aþþan us managai aglōn jah aggwiþai hairtins gamēlida izwis þairh managa tagra, ni þēei saurgaiþ, ak ei frijaþwa kunneiþ þōei haba ufarassau du izwis.

     For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. (KJV)

2. because
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 12:6:

     𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌸-𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌵𐌰𐌸, 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌴𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌹, 𐌰𐌺 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌱𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍀𐌰𐌽𐍉 𐌱𐌰𐍂.

     þatuþ-þan qaþ, ni þēei ina þizē þarbanē kara wēsi, ak untē þiubs was jah arka habaida jah þata innwaurpanō bar.

     This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. (KJV)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 147