𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼

Gothic

FWOTD – 3 October 2024

Etymology

Etymology unclear. First element is commonly related to 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐍃 (wigs). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi.ɡaˌdiː.noːm/, [ˈwi.ɣaˌdiː.noːm]

Noun

𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 • (wigadeinōm) f (dative plural)

2. (hapax) thistle (prickly plant)
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Matthew 7:16:

     𐌱𐌹 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌿𐍆𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽𐍃. 𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌰𐌹 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳[𐌰] 𐌰𐍆 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐌼 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌰𐍃𐌾𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐍆 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌺𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃?

     bi akranam izē ufkunnaiþ ins. ibiai lisand[a] af þaurnum weinabasja aiþþau af wigadeinōm smakkans?

     Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? (KJV)

Declension

NB: The declension (and thus the nominative singular lemma form) of this word is uncertain: it may either be an ōn-stem or an ō-stem. Both possibilities are given below:

Feminine ōn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 wigadeinō	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 wigadeinōns
Vocative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 wigadeinō	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 wigadeinōns
Accusative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 wigadeinōn	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 wigadeinōns
Genitive	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍃 wigadeinōns	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽𐍉 wigadeinōnō
Dative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 wigadeinōn	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 wigadeinōm

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 wigadeina	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 wigadeinōs
Vocative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 wigadeina	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 wigadeinōs
Accusative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 wigadeina	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 wigadeinōs
Genitive	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐍃 wigadeinōs	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 wigadeinō
Dative	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 wigadeinai	𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 wigadeinōm

Coordinate terms

• 𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (aiƕatundi, “bramble”)
• 𐌱𐌰𐌲𐌼𐍃 (bagms, “tree”)
• 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃 (gras, “blade, herb”)
• 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus, “thorn”)
• 𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (nardus, “nard”)
• 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 (raus, “cane”)
• 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (weinatriu, “vine”)

 

Further reading

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