𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *biwandijaną (“to turn around”); equivalent to 𐌱𐌹- (bi-) +‎ 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wandjan). Cognate with Old English bewendan (“to turn around”) (whence English bewend).

• IPA^(key): /biˈwandjan/

𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (biwandjan)

1. to avoid, shun
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 8:20:

     𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰, 𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌿𐌽𐍃

     biwandjandans þata, ibai ƕas uns fairinōdēdi in digrein þizai andbahtidōn fram uns

     Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 2:16:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽,

     iþ þō dwalōna usweihōna lausawaurdja biwandei; untē filu gaggand du afgudein,

     But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 2:23:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉𐍃 𐌳𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌰𐌻𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹, 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃.

     iþ þōs dwalōns jah untalōns sōknins biwandei, witands þatei gabairand sakjōns.

     But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. (KJV)

2. to refuse, reject
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 4:7:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍉 𐌿𐍃𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹, 𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽.

     iþ þō usweihōna swē usalþanaizō spilla biwandei, iþ þrōþei þuk silban du gagudein.

     But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Timothy 5:11:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌾𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍉𐍃 𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍅𐍉𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹; 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿, 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰,

     iþ juggōs widuwōns biwandei; þan auk gairnidēdeina wiþra xristu, liugan wileina,

     But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry (KJV)

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 169