𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌿𐍃 (manwus, “prepared”) +‎ -𐌹𐌸𐌰 (-iþa, “-ity, -ness”).

Noun

𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 • (manwiþa) f

1. preparedness, readiness, preparation
   • Gothic Bible, Ephesians 6.14-16:

     𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌽𐌿, 𐌿𐍆𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌹 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌼 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌴𐌻𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌾𐌹𐍃; 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽.

     standaiþ nu, ufgaurdanai hupins izwarans sunjai jah gapaidōdai brunjōn garaihteins, jah gaskōhai fōtum in manwiþai aiwaggēljōns gawairþjis; ufar all andnimandans skildu galaubeinais, þammei maguþ allōs arƕaznōs þis unsēleins funiskōs afƕapjan.

     Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 manwiþa	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 manwiþōs
Vocative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 manwiþa	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 manwiþōs
Accusative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰 manwiþa	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 manwiþōs
Genitive	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐍃 manwiþōs	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉 manwiþō
Dative	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹 manwiþai	𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌼 manwiþōm

Related terms

• 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (manwjan, “to prepare”)