𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *airinōną; equivalent to 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (airus, “messenger”) +‎ -𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (-inōn). Glosses πρεσβέυω (presbéuō).

𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 • (airinōn)

1. to be an ambassador or representative
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 5:20:

     𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿 𐌽𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌰𐍄 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍃; 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌽𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰.

     faur xristu nu airinōm, swē at guda gaþlaihandin þairh uns; bidjandans faur xristu gagawairþnan guda.

     Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 6:20:

     𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌸𐍉𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌳𐍉𐌼, 𐌴𐌹 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌹̈𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌿, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌿 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽.

     faur þōei airinō ïn kunawidōm, ei ïn ïzai gadaursjau, swē skuljau rōdjan.

     For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. (KJV)