Lambdin - Gothic - Vocabulary 3

𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐍃 harjis

army, host (m); Ger. das Heer; Gk. στρατιά; λεγεών

[Can a Scottish army subsist on a diet of Haggis?]

𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 siponeis

disciple (m); Ger. Schüler, Jünger; Gk. μαθητής

[Jim Jones told his disciple, “Sip on this.”]

𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌹 gawi

district, region (n); Gk. χώρα, περίχωρος; Ger. Umgegend

[There is a group of people called Gawi in the region of Papua New Guinea.]

𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌿𐍆𐌽𐌹 waldufni (v. waldan)

power, dominion, authority (n) (v. to administer; οἰκοδεσποτεῖν); Gk. ἐξουσία

[“This hotel is my dominion. This is my Waldorf.” “Nuff.”]

𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 sunja (sunjis)

truth, the truth (f); Eng. sooth; truth, reality; Gk. ἀλήθεια; Ger. Wahrheit

[“When will we get to the truth?” “Soon. Just wait until the next election.”]

𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹 þiudangardi

kingdom; royal court (f); Gk. βασιλεῖον βασιλεία; Ger. Königsschloß Königreich

[“This is my kingdom! Where’s Theo? Dang! Arty?”]

𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃 þius | 𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌹 þiwi (G. þiujos)

servant | female servant; Ger. diener; dienerin; Gk. παιδᾶριον, οἰκέτης | δούλη

[The “us” in USA seems to refer to us as the servant of the president. The Kiwi are more democratic.]

𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 laisareis (v. laisjan)

teacher (m) (v. to teach; etym. learn); Gk. διδάσκολος; Ger. Lehre

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌹 fairguni

mountain (n) Gk. ὄρος; Ger. Berg

[In the movie, Andrea was the fair Goony of Saddle Mountain.]

𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 mawi (gen. maujos)

young woman, girl (f); Gk. παῖς, παρθένος, κοράσιον; Ger. Mädchen

[The young women are part of the beautiful scenery of Maui.]

𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰 airþa

earth, the earth, the ground (f); Gk. γῆ; Ger. Erde, Land

𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 stibna

voice (f); Gk. φωνή; Ger. Stimme

[“The next generation needs to have a voice in the Science, Technology, and Innovation Board (STIB).” “Na,” says the octogenarian tech-bro.]

𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹 wasti (v. wasjan)

garment, cloak, robe (f); (v. to dress); Gk. ἱμάτιον, στολή, ἔνδυμα; Ger. Kleid

𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 giba (v. giban)

gift (f); (v. to give) Gk. δόσις, δῶρον, χάρισμα; Ger. Gabe, Geschenk

[She shouldn’t give a gift of a gibbon.]

𐌲𐌰𐌿𐍂- gaur- (N. gaurs, A. gaurana, G. gauramma,D. gauris)

sad (adj); Gk. λυπόμενος, περἰλυπος; Ger. betrübt, traurig

𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷- hauh- (hauhs)

high, lofty, elevated (adj); Gk. ὑψηλός; Ger. hoch

[How did you get up so high? How’s about that?]

𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲- jugg- (juggs)

young (adj); Gk. νέος; Ger. jung

[Look at that young milkmaid carrying those jugs.]

𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾- niuj- (niujis)

new (adj.); Gk. καινός, νέος; Ger. neu

[“She’s a new one. Nudge, nudge.”]

𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌲- gredag- (gredags)

hungry (adj) Gk. πεινῶν; Ger. hungrig

[His greedy stomach growled at his hungry condition.]

𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲- sineig- (sineigs)

old (not young) (adj); Gk. πρεσβύτης; Ger. alt

[The actor that was in Forrest Gump, Sinise, is an old guy now; maybe not senile.]

𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌾- fairnj- (fairneis, fairns)

old (not new), ancient (adj); Gk. παλαιός; Ger. alt, antik

[It was a fair long time ago, before the ancient ones lived here, that great beasts roamed the earth.]

𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌾- wilþj- (wilþeis)

wild; not cultivated (adj);