𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- (“to sew”). Cognates include Old English nǣdl, Old High German nādala, Old Saxon nāthla and Old Norse nál.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːθ.la/

Noun

𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 • (nēþla) f

2. sewing needle
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 18.25:

     𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐍉 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽.

     raþizō allis ist ulbandau þairh þairkō nēþlōs þairhleiþan þau gabigamma in þiudangardja gudis galeiþan.

     For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 10.25:

     𐌰𐌶𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐍉 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽, 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽.

     azitizō ist ulbandau þairh þairkō nēþlōs galeiþan, þau gabigamma in þiudangardja gudis galeiþan.

     It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (KJV).

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 nēþla	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉𐍃 nēþlōs
Vocative	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 nēþla	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉𐍃 nēþlōs
Accusative	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 nēþla	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉𐍃 nēþlōs
Genitive	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉𐍃 nēþlōs	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉 nēþlō
Dative	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹 nēþlai	𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐍉𐌼 nēþlōm

Meronyms

• 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐍉 (þairkō, “eye”)

Related terms

• 𐍃𐌽𐍉𐍂𐌾𐍉 (snōrjō, “woven basket”)

See also

• 𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 (plat, “patch”)
• 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (siujan, “to sew”)
• 𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰 (snaga, “garment”)
• 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌰 (fana, “piece of cloth”)

References

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “N17. *neþla”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 265

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “N17. *neþla”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 265
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 100