𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌷

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍃𐍅𐌰 (swa) +‎ -𐌿𐌷 (-uh)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swah/

Adverb

𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌷 • (swah)

1. so, thus
   • John 15:9

     𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃; 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹.

     swaswē frijōda mik atta, swah ik frijōda izwis; wisaiþ in friaþwai meinai.

     As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (KJV)

Usage notes

Most often used correlatively after 𐍃𐍅𐌰 (swa) or 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 (swaswē).

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 133