Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
π·πΉπ
πΉ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
π·πΉπ
πΉ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
π·πΉπ
πΉ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
π·πΉπ
πΉ you have here. The definition of the word
π·πΉπ
πΉ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
π·πΉπ
πΉ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hiwjΔ
. Cognate with English hue.
Noun
π·πΉπ
πΉ β’ (hiwi) n
- (hapax) appearance, form
- 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 3:5:
π·π°π±π°π½π³π°π½π π·πΉπ
πΉ π²π°π²πΏπ³π΄πΉπ½π, πΉπΈ πΌπ°π·π πΉπΆππ πΉπ½π
πΉπ³π°π½π³π°π½π; πΎπ°π· πΈπ°π½π π°ππ
π°π½π³π΄πΉ.- habandans hiwi gagudeins, iΓΎ maht izΕs inwidandans; jah ΓΎans afwandei.
- Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. (KJV)
Usage notes
- A near-hapax: it is attested once in 2 Timothy 3:5, and a second attestation in the Gothica Bononiensia consists of a quotation of the same verse.
Declension
References
- Carla Falluomini, "Zum gotischen Fragment aus Bologna II: Berichtigungen und neue Lesungen", Zeitschrift fΓΌr deutsches Altertum und Literatur 146.3 (2017) pp. 284-294.