𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃

Gothic

FWOTD – 18 November 2024

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry, greedy”); equivalent to 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍃 (grēdus) +‎ -𐌰𐌲𐍃 (-ags). Cognates include English greedy, Dutch graag (“gladly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡreːdaɡs/, [ˈɡreːðaxs]

Adjective

𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 • (grēdags)

1. hungry
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 11:21:

     […] 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐍃 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌶𐌿𐌸-𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄.

     […] seinamma faursniwiþ du matjan, jah þan sums grēdags sumzuþ-þan drugkans ist.

     [For in eating, each one] goes ahead with his own meal, and one is hungry and another is drunk. (RSV)

Declension

A-stem
Strong (indefinite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 grēdags	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 grēdaga	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲, 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰 grēdag, grēdagata
Accusative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌰 grēdagana	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 grēdaga	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲, 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰 grēdag, grēdagata
Genitive	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 grēdagis	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 grēdagaizōs	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 grēdagis
Dative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 grēdagamma	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 grēdagai	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 grēdagamma
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹 grēdagai	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐍃 grēdagōs	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 grēdaga
Accusative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 grēdagans	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐍃 grēdagōs	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 grēdaga
Genitive	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 grēdagaizē	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 grēdagaizō	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌴 grēdagaizē
Dative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 grēdagaim	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 grēdagaim	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼 grēdagaim
Weak (definite) inflection
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 grēdaga	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉 grēdagō	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉 grēdagō
Accusative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 grēdagan	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽 grēdagōn	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉 grēdagō
Genitive	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 grēdagins	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 grēdagōns	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍃 grēdagins
Dative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 grēdagin	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽 grēdagōn	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 grēdagin
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 grēdagans	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 grēdagōns	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 grēdagōna
Accusative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃 grēdagans	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍃 grēdagōns	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 grēdagōna
Genitive	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴 grēdaganē	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌽𐍉 grēdagōnō	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌴 grēdaganē
Dative	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼 grēdagam	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌼 grēdagōm	𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼 grēdagam