𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂- (fidur-, “four”) +‎ -𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (-dōgs, “days of age”). Close in formation to Old English fiþerdōgor (“lasting four days”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.durˌdoːɡs/, [ˈfi.ðurˌdoːxs]

Adjective

𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 • (fidurdōgs)

1. (hapax) having lasted four days, four days old
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 11.39:

     𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃: 𐌰𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽. 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍂 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌸𐌰: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰, 𐌾𐌿 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄; 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌹𐍃𐍄.

     qaþ iēsus: afnimiþ þana stain. qaþ du imma swistar þis dauþins marþa: frauja, ju fuls ist; fidurdōgs auk ist.

     Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been [dead] four days. (ASV).

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 fidurdōgs	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 fidurdōga	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲, 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰 fidurdōg, fidurdōgata
Accusative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰 fidurdōgana	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 fidurdōga	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲, 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰 fidurdōg, fidurdōgata
Genitive	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐍃 fidurdōgis	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 fidurdōgaizōs	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐍃 fidurdōgis
Dative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 fidurdōgamma	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹 fidurdōgai	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 fidurdōgamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹 fidurdōgai	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐍃 fidurdōgōs	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 fidurdōga
Accusative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgans	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐍃 fidurdōgōs	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 fidurdōga
Genitive	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 fidurdōgaizē	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 fidurdōgaizō	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 fidurdōgaizē
Dative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 fidurdōgaim	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 fidurdōgaim	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 fidurdōgaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰 fidurdōga	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉 fidurdōgō	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉 fidurdōgō
Accusative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽 fidurdōgan	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽 fidurdōgōn	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉 fidurdōgō
Genitive	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgins	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgōns	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgins
Dative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽 fidurdōgin	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽 fidurdōgōn	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌹𐌽 fidurdōgin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgans	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgōns	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 fidurdōgōna
Accusative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgans	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 fidurdōgōns	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 fidurdōgōna
Genitive	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴 fidurdōganē	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍉 fidurdōgōnō	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴 fidurdōganē
Dative	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼 fidurdōgam	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍉𐌼 fidurdōgōm	𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐌳𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌼 fidurdōgam

Related terms

• 𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌳𐍉𐌲𐍃 (ahtaudōgs, “having lasted eight days, eight days old”)

See also

• 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌹𐌱𐍅𐌹𐌽𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 (twalibwintrus, “twelve years old”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “F44. fidur-”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 113
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 34