𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

Related to 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 (þius). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃 • (þēwis) n

1. servant
   • Gothic Bible, Colossians 3:22:

     𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰, 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌱𐌹 𐌰𐌻𐌻 ⟨𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌹⟩ 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌼, 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌰𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌸.

     þēwisa, ufhausjaiþ bi all ⟨baim bi⟩ leika fraujam, ni in augam skalkinōndans, swē mannam samjandans, ak in ainfalþein hairtins, ōgandans guþ.

     Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God;

   • Gothic Bible, Colossians 4:1:

     𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿 𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌼 𐌰𐍄𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼.

     jus fraujans, garaiht jah ibnassu þēwisam atkunnaiþ, witandans þatei aihuþ jah jus fraujan in himinam.

     Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Declension

Only the vocative and dative plural are attested, but the forms are unambiguous.

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃 þewis	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰 þewisa
Vocative	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃 þewis	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰 þewisa
Accusative	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃 þewis	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰 þewisa
Genitive	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍃 þewisis	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌴 þewisē
Dative	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰 þewisa	𐌸𐌴𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌼 þewisam