𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 (friaþwa) (forms of this spelling are attested many times in the Codex Argenteus, Codex Ambrosianus A and B, and in the Codex Carolinus)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frijaþwō, a derivate of *frijaz. By surface analysis, 𐍆𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (freis) +‎ -𐌸𐍅𐌰 (-þwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfri.jaθ.wa/

Noun

𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 • (frijaþwa) f

1. love, affection
2. (Christianity) charity, agape
   • Gothic Bible, Corinthians I 13.2:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿 𐍀𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍆𐌴𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌿, 𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿, 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 𐌹𐌼.

     jah jabai habau praufētjans jah witjau allaizē runōs jah all kunþi jah habau alla galaubein, swaswē fairgunja miþsatjau, iþ friaþwa ni habau, ni waihts im.

     And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. (KJV)

   • Gothic Bible, Corinthians I 13.4-7:

     𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄, 𐍃𐌴𐌻𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌸; 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 𐌽𐌹 𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌽𐌹 𐌿𐍆𐌱𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌸, 𐌽𐌹 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽, 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌽𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰, 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻, 𐌽𐌹𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌹, 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌸 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹; 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌸, 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌹𐌸.

     friaþwa usbeisneiga ist, sēls ist: friaþwa ni aljanōþ; friaþwa ni flauteiþ, ni ufblēsada, ni aiwiskōþ, ni sōkeiþ sein ain, ni ingramjada, nih mitōþ ubil, nih faginōþ inwindiþai, miþfaginōþ sunjai; allata þulaiþ, allata galaubeiþ, all wēneiþ, all gabeidiþ.

     Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 frijaþwa	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉𐍃 frijaþwōs
Vocative	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 frijaþwa	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉𐍃 frijaþwōs
Accusative	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 frijaþwa	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉𐍃 frijaþwōs
Genitive	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉𐍃 frijaþwōs	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉 frijaþwō
Dative	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹 frijaþwai	𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐍉𐌼 frijaþwōm

Antonyms

• 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰 (fijaþwa, “enmity”)

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (friaþwamildeis, “affectionate, loving”)

Related terms

• 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽 (frijōn, “to love”)