𐍆𐍉𐌽

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fon"

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognate to Old English fȳr and Old Norse funi, and Koine Greek πῦρ (pûr), which it translates. This word was at one point an r-/n-stem (compare Hittite 𒉺𒄴𒄯 (paḫḫur)), with the -r supplanted by -n in the nominative and accusative by paradigmatic levelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸoːn/

Noun

𐍆𐍉𐌽 • (fōn) n

2. fire (chemical reaction)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Matthew (Codex Argenteus) 7.19:

     𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌱𐌰𐌲𐌼𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐍉𐌳 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍉𐌽 𐌰𐍄𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰.

     all bagmē ni taujandans akran gōd usmaitada jah in fōn atlagjada.

     Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 17.29:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌻𐍉𐌳 𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌹𐌼, 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐌽 𐌿𐍃 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌼.

     iþ þammei daga usiddja lōd us saudaumim, rignida swibla jah funin us himina jah fraqistida allaim.

     But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 9.44:

     𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌻𐍄𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐍉𐌽 𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐍈𐌰𐍀𐌽𐌹𐌸.

     þarei maþa izē ni gaswiltiþ jah fōn ni afƕapniþ.

     Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. (KJV).

Declension

Neuter an-stem, irregular nominative
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍆𐍉𐌽 fōn	—
Vocative	𐍆𐍉𐌽 fōn	—
Accusative	𐍆𐍉𐌽 fōn	—
Genitive	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 funins	—
Dative	𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐌽 funin	—

Derived terms

• 𐍆𐌿𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (funisks, “fiery”)

Descendants

• → Portuguese: fona

See also

• 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (brinnan, “to burn”)
• 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹 (hauri, “coal”)
• 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”)
• 𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌽 (lukarn, “lamp, light”)
• 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 (skeima, “lantern”)
• 𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌰𐌽 (tundnan, “to be on 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
• Ringe, Donald (2017) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1). Second Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 309–10.
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 36