𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹

From 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (frumists, “first”) +‎ -𐌹 (-i, “abstract noun”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfru.mi.sti/

𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹 • (frumisti) n

1. beginning (that which begins or originates something)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 6.64:^[1]

     𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐍃𐌿𐌼𐌰𐌹, 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳. 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍈𐌰𐍃 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽𐌰.

     akei sind izwara sumai, þaiei ni galaubjand. wissuh þan us frumistja iēsus ƕarjai sind þai ni galaubjandans, jah ƕas ist saei galeiweiþ ina.

     But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. (KJV)

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 8.44:^[2]

     𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌾𐌰 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌹𐌽 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌸; 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌽𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰.

     […] jains manamaurþrja was fram frumistja jah in sunjai ni gastōþ; untē nist sunja in imma. […]

     He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. (KJV).

2. a matter of utmost importance
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: First Epistle to the Corinthians (Codex Ambrosianus A) 15.3:^[3]

     𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐍆 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌰𐌼, 𐌴𐌹 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐍄 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐌼,

     atgaf auk izwis in frumistjam þatei andnam, ei xristus gaswalt faur fraqaurhtins unsarōs afar bōkōm,

     For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; (KJV).

• 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 (in frumistjam)

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “F99. fruma”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, pages 129–130
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 39