𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wēpną. Cognate to Old English wǣpn and Old Norse vápn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈweːpn/

Noun

𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 • (wēpn) n

2. weapon (instrument of combat)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 18.3:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍃 𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌴 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌿𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰𐌼.

     iþ iudas nam hansa jah þizē gudjanē jah fareisaiē andbahtans, iddjuh jaindwairþs miþ skeimam jah haizam jah wēpnam.

     Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. (KJV).

   • 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,

     in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; (NIV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Codex Ambrosianus B) 10.4:

     𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰, 𐌰𐌺 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌹𐌸𐍉,

     untē wēpna unsaris drauhtinassaus ni leikeina, ak mahteiga guda du gataurþai tulgiþō,

     (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) (KJV).

Declension

No singular forms are attested, though they may well have existed.

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 wēpn	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰 wēpna
Vocative	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 wēpn	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰 wēpna
Accusative	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 wēpn	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰 wēpna
Genitive	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌹𐍃 wēpnis	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌴 wēpnē
Dative	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰 wēpna	𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽𐌰𐌼 wēpnam

Hyponyms

• 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna, “missile”)
• 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus, “sword”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 174