𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌿𐍃- (us-) +‎ 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (balþei).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈusbalθiː/

Noun

𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 • (usbalþei) f

1. (hapax) bickering, incessant disputing or wrangling
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 6:5:

     𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴 𐌰𐌷𐌹𐌽, 𐌰𐍄 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰, 𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽; 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌰𐍆 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼.

     usbalþeins frawardidaizē mannē ahin, at þaimei gatarniþ ist sunja, hugjandanē faihugawaurki wisan gagudein; afstand af þaim swaleikaim.

     Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine īn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 usbalþei	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 usbalþeins
Vocative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 usbalþei	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 usbalþeins
Accusative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 usbalþein	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 usbalþeins
Genitive	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 usbalþeins	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 usbalþeinō
Dative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 usbalþein	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌼 usbalþeim

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 161