𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (waila) +‎ *𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (*mērei). The latter derives from Proto-Germanic *mērį̄. The entire compound may be a calque of Ancient Greek εὐφημία (euphēmía), the word found in the Greek passages corresponding to where this Gothic word is found.

Noun

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 • (wailamērei) f

1. (hapax) good reputation

   Antonym: 𐍅𐌰𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 (wajamērei)

   • Corinthians II 6:8 A:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌾𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌿𐌽𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍆𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹,

     jah þairh wulþu jah unswērein, þairh wajamērein jah wailamērein, swē airzjandans jah sunjeinai, swē unkunþai jah ufkunnaidai,

     By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; (KJV)

Declension

Feminine īn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 wailamērei	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 wailamēreins
Vocative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 wailamērei	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 wailamēreins
Accusative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 wailamērein	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 wailamēreins
Genitive	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 wailamēreins	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 wailamēreinō
Dative	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 wailamērein	𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌼 wailamēreim

Related terms

• 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (wailamēreins)
• 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wailamērjan)