𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (þreihan) +‎ -𐍃𐌻 (-sl), the latter from *-slą. Cognate with Old Norse þrøngsl (“straits, distress”).

Noun

𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻 • (þreihsl) n

1. (hapax legomenon) difficulty, distress
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 12:10:

     𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼, 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌼, 𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌹𐌼, 𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼, 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌼 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌺𐌰, 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 𐌹𐌼.

     in þizei mis galeikaiþ in siukeim, in anamahtim, in nauþim, in wrēkeim, in þreihslam faur xristu; untē þan siuka, þan mahteigs im.

     Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (KJV)

Declension

Neuter a-stem

	singular	plural
nominative	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻 þreihsl	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌰 þreihsla
vocative	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻 þreihsl	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌰 þreihsla
accusative	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻 þreihsl	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌰 þreihsla
genitive	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌹𐍃 þreihslis	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌴 þreihslē
dative	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌰 þreihsla	𐌸𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌼 þreihslam