𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃

From Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos) (according to Lehmann (1986) by way of Latin nardus), from Phoenician (compare Hebrew נֵרְדְּ (nērd), Aramaic נִרְדָּא (nirdā) and Akkadian 𒆠𒆗 (lardu )), from Sanskrit नलद (nálada).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnar.dus/

𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 • (nardus) m

2. (hapax) nard (Nardostachys jatamansi)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 12.3:^[1]

     𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌼 𐍀𐌿𐌽𐌳 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍀𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌹𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌳𐌰 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌱 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰; 𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃.

     iþ marja nam pund balsanis nardaus pistikeinis filugalaubis jah gasalbōda fōtuns iēsua jah biswarb fōtuns is skufta seinamma; iþ sa gards fulls warþ daunais þizōs salbōnais.

     Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.(KJV).

• 𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹 (aiƕatundi, “bramble”)
• 𐌱𐌰𐌲𐌼𐍃 (bagms, “tree”)
• 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃 (gras, “blade, herb”)
• 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌿𐍃 (þaurnus, “thorn”)
• 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 (raus, “cane”)
• 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (weinatriu, “vine”)
• 𐍅𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼 (wigadeinōm, “thistle”)

• 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽 (balsan, “ointment”)

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “N6. *nardus”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 263

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 98