𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai, “woe, alas”) +‎ 𐌽𐌴𐌹 (nei, “not [at all]”).

Interjection

𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 • (wainei)

1. A phrase that signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future.: if only, would that; that not, how pitiful that not, woe!
   • Gothic Bible
   • 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃.

     wainei jah usmaitaindau þai drōbjandans izwis.

     I would [that] they were even cut off which trouble you. Gal 5:12

   • 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌴𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌼𐌰.

     jah wainei þiudanōdēdeiþ, ei jah weis izwis miþþiudanōma.

     and I would that ye reigned as kings, that we also might reign with you. I Cor 4:8