𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼- (fram-) +‎ Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /framˈaldrs/

Adjective

𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍃 • (framaldrs)

1. advanced in years, of a great age
   • Luke 1:7

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌹𐌼 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌴, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍉, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌴 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌽.

     jah ni was im barnē, untē was aileisabaiþ stairō, jah ba framaldra dagē seinaizē wēsun.

     But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. (RSV)

   • Luke 2:36

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃, 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌰𐍂 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌴𐌻𐌹𐍃, 𐌿𐍃 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍂𐌹𐍃; 𐍃𐍉𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌴 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌴𐍂𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹,

     jah was anna praufēteis, dauhtar fanuēlis, us kunja asēris; sōh framaldra dagē managaizē libandei miþ abin jēra sibun fram magaþein seinai,

     And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; (KJV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍃 framaldrs	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰 framaldra	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐍄𐌰 framaldr, framaldrata
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 framaldrana	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰 framaldra	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐍄𐌰 framaldr, framaldrata
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌹𐍃 framaldris	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 framaldraizōs	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌹𐍃 framaldris
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 framaldramma	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹 framaldrai	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 framaldramma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹 framaldrai	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐍃 framaldrōs	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰 framaldra
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 framaldrans	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐍃 framaldrōs	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰 framaldra
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 framaldraizē	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 framaldraizō	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 framaldraizē
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼 framaldraim	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼 framaldraim	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌼 framaldraim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰 framaldra	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉 framaldrō	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉 framaldrō
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌽 framaldran	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽 framaldrōn	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉 framaldrō
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍃 framaldrins	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 framaldrōns	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍃 framaldrins
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌽 framaldrin	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽 framaldrōn	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌹𐌽 framaldrin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 framaldrans	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 framaldrōns	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌰 framaldrōna
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 framaldrans	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 framaldrōns	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽𐌰 framaldrōna
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴 framaldranē	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍉 framaldrōnō	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌴 framaldranē
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌼 framaldram	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌼 framaldrōm	𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌼 framaldram

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍂𐍉𐌶𐌰 (framaldrōza)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 37