𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fuhǭ (“vixen”). Cognates include Old High German foha and Old Norse fóa (“vixen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.hoː/

Noun

𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉 • (fauhō) f

2. fox (animal)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 8.20:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐌽, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌹.

     jah qaþ du imma iēsus: fauhōns grōbōs aigun, jah fuglōs himinis sitlans, iþ sunus mans ni habaiþ ƕar haubiþ sein anahnaiwjai.

     And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 9.58:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌿𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌿𐌲𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃; 𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍈𐌰𐍂 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌹.

     jah qaþ du imma iēsus: fauhōns grōbōs aigun jah fuglōs himinis sitlans; iþ sunus mans ni habaiþ ƕar haubiþ galagjai.

     And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. (KJV).

Declension

No singular forms are attested, but they probably existed.

Feminine ōn-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉 fauhō	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 fauhōns
Vocative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉 fauhō	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 fauhōns
Accusative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽 fauhōn	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 fauhōns
Genitive	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍃 fauhōns	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽𐍉 fauhōnō
Dative	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌽 fauhōn	𐍆𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍉𐌼 fauhōm

Hypernyms

• 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius, “wild animal”)

Coordinate terms

• 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa, “lion”)
• 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 (wulfs, “wolf”)

See also

• 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, “foxhole”)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 32