𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (fragiban) +‎ -𐌸𐍃 (-þs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɸra.ˈɣiɸts/

Noun

𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 • (fragifts) f

1. gift, grant

   Synonym: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌼𐍃 (maiþms)

   • Skeireins 3.8 (tr. Bennett):

     ... 𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 𐌰𐍄 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.

     ... iþ frauja at aflēta frawaurhtē jah fragift weihis ahmins jah fragibands im þatei sunjus þiudangardjōs wairþaina.

     ... whereas with the Lord's forgiveness of sins he promised the gift of the Holy Spirit as well, granting them also that they should become children of the Kingdom;

2. betrothal, engagement
   • Gothic Bible, Luke 2.4-5:

     𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐍉𐍃𐌴𐍆 𐌿𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌰, 𐌿𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲 𐌽𐌰𐌶𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽, 𐌹𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌲 𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 𐌱𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰<𐌹>𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼, 𐌳𐌿𐌸𐌴 𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌿𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌹𐍃, 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌹𐌼 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌵𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌽𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐌽.

     urrann þan jah iōsēf us galeilaia, us baurg nazaraiþ, in iudaian, in baurg daweidis sei haitada bēþla<i>haim, duþē ei was us garda fadreinais daweidis, anamēljan miþ mariin sei in fragiftim was imma qeins, wisaindein inkilþōn.

     And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David; to be taxed with Mary, who was his wife in betrothal, being with child.

Declension

A variant form 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌱𐍄𐌹𐌼 (fragibtim) is attested.

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 fragifts	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 fragifteis
Vocative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄 fragift	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 fragifteis
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄 fragift	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 fragiftins
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃 fragiftais	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌴 fragiftē
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌰𐌹 fragiftai	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐌹𐌼 fragiftim