𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos) (according to Lehmann (1986) by way of Latin nardus), from Phoenician [Term?] (compare Hebrew נֵרְדְּ (nērd), Aramaic נִרְדָּא (nirdā) and Akkadian 𒆠𒆗 (lardu [HIRIM])), from Sanskrit नलद (nálada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnar.dus/

Noun

𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 • (nardus) m

2. (hapax) nard (Nardostachys jatamansi)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 12.3:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰; 𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃.

     iþ marja nam pund balsanis nardaus pistikeinis filugalaubis jah gasalbōda fōtuns iēsua jah biswarb fōtuns is skufta seinamma; iþ sa gards fulls warþ daunais þizōs salbōnais.

     Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.(KJV).

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 nardus	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍃 nardjus
Vocative	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌿 nardau	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍃 nardjus
Accusative	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿 nardu	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐌽𐍃 narduns
Genitive	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍃 nardaus	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐍅𐌴 nardiwē
Dative	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌿 nardau	𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐌼 nardum

Coordinate terms

• 𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (aiƕatundi, “bramble”)
• 𐌱𐌰𐌲𐌼𐍃 (bagms, “tree”)
• 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃 (gras, “blade, herb”)
• 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus, “thorn”)
• 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 (raus, “cane”)
• 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (weinatriu, “vine”)
• 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 (wigadeinōm, “thistle”)

See also

• 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽 (balsan, “ointment”)

References

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “N6. *nardus”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 263

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 98