𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn) +‎ -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (-isks).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.nisks/

Adjective

𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 • (funisks)

1. (hapax) fiery (having been set on fire)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Ephesians (Codex Ambrosianus A) 6.16:

     𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽;

     ufar all andnimandans skildu galaubeinais, þammei maguþ allōs arƕaznōs þis unsēljins funiskōs afƕapjan;

     Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (KJV).

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 funisks	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 funiska	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺, 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌰 funisk, funiskata
Accusative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌰 funiskana	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 funiska	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺, 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌰 funisk, funiskata
Genitive	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍃 funiskis	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 funiskaizōs	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹𐍃 funiskis
Dative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 funiskamma	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹 funiskai	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 funiskamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹 funiskai	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍃 funiskōs	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 funiska
Accusative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 funiskans	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐍃 funiskōs	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 funiska
Genitive	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 funiskaizē	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 funiskaizō	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 funiskaizē
Dative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼 funiskaim	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼 funiskaim	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌼 funiskaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰 funiska	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉 funiskō	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉 funiskō
Accusative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽 funiskan	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽 funiskōn	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉 funiskō
Genitive	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍃 funiskins	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽𐍃 funiskōns	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽𐍃 funiskins
Dative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽 funiskin	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽 funiskōn	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹𐌽 funiskin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 funiskans	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽𐍃 funiskōns	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽𐌰 funiskōna
Accusative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 funiskans	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽𐍃 funiskōns	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽𐌰 funiskōna
Genitive	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌴 funiskanē	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽𐍉 funiskōnō	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌴 funiskanē
Dative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼 funiskam	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌼 funiskōm	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼 funiskam

See also

• 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (brinnan, “to burn”)
• 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹 (hauri, “coal”)
• 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”)
• 𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌽 (lukarn, “lamp, light”)
• 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 (skeima, “lantern”)
• 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌰𐌽 (tundnan, “to be burning”)
• 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn, “fire”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “F66. fon”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 120
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 40