𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skūrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskuː.ra/

Noun

𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 • (skūra) f

2. storm (disturbed state of the atmosphere) (only used of windstorms)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 8.23:

     𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌿𐌽.

     þaruh þan swē faridēdun, anasaislēp; jah atiddja skura windis in þana marisaiw, jah gafullnōdēdun jah birēkjai waurþun.

     But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 4.37:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐌲𐍉𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍀, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌹𐍄𐌰 𐌾𐌿𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌰.

     jah warþ skura windis mikila jah wēgōs waltidēdun in skip, swaswē ita juþan gafullnōda.

     And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. (KJV).

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 skūra	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐍉𐍃 skūrōs
Vocative	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 skūra	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐍉𐍃 skūrōs
Accusative	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 skūra	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐍉𐍃 skūrōs
Genitive	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐍉𐍃 skūrōs	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐍉 skūrō
Dative	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌹 skūrai	𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐍉𐌼 skūrōm

Antonyms

• 𐍅𐌹𐍃 (wis, “calm”)

Hypernyms

• 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds, “wind”)

See also

• 𐍅𐌴𐌲𐍃 (wēgs, “agitation”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 124