𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰

Gothic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛh.swa/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tehswô, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-. Cognate to Old Irish dess and related to Koine Greek δεξιός (dexiós), which it translates.

Adjective

𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 • (taihswa)

2. right (of direction, opposite of left)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Codex Ambrosianus B) 6.7:

     𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉𐍃, 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌰,

     in waurda sunjōs, in mahtai gudis, þairh wēpna garaihteins taihswōna jah hleidumōna,

     By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, (KJV).

     (literally, “ […] through weapons of righteousness, the right ones and the left ones,”)

3. (feminine) right (right hand; right, not left, side)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 6.3:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍉𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌹 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐍈𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉 𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰,

     iþ þuk taujandan armaiōn ni witi hleidumei þeina, ƕa taujiþ taihswō þeina,

     But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 1.11:

     𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌰𐍆 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽 𐌷𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌻𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐍅𐌼𐌹𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃.

     warþ þan imma in siunai aggilus fraujins standands af taihswōn hunslastadis þwmiamins.

     And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. (KJV).

Declension

N-stem, weak forms only
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 taihswa	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉 taihswō	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉 taihswō
Accusative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽 taihswan	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽 taihswōn	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉 taihswō
Genitive	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍃 taihswins	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 taihswōns	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍃 taihswins
Dative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽 taihswin	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽 taihswōn	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽 taihswin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 taihswans	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 taihswōns	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽𐌰 taihswōna
Accusative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃 taihswans	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 taihswōns	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽𐌰 taihswōna
Genitive	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌴 taihswanē	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍉 taihswōnō	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌴 taihswanē
Dative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼 taihswam	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌼 taihswōm	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼 taihswam

Antonyms

• 𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌰 (hleiduma, “left”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *tehswō, from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-. Related to Koine Greek δεξιά (dexiá), which it translates.

Noun

𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 • (taihswa) f

1. right (right hand; right, not left, side)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 16.5:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍈𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌸 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐌽 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽.

     jah atgaggandeins in þata hlaiw gasēƕun juggalauþ sitandan in taihswai biwaibidana wastjai ƕeitai; jah usgeisnōdēdun.

     And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Colossians (Codices Ambrosiani A & B) 3.1:

     𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌿 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐌿𐌸 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿, 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌿𐍀𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌹𐌽 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃.

     jabai nu miþurrisuþ xristau, þōei iupa sind sōkeiþ, þarei xristus ist in taihswai gudis sitands.

     If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. (KJV).

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 taihswa	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐍃 taihswōs
Vocative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 taihswa	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐍃 taihswōs
Accusative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰 taihswa	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐍃 taihswōs
Genitive	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐍃 taihswōs	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉 taihswō
Dative	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌹 taihswai	𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍅𐍉𐌼 taihswōm

Hypernyms

• 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 136