𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃

From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Cognate to Crimean Gothic fisct, Old English fisċ and Old Norse fiskr, and Latin piscis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfisks/

𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 • (fisks) m

2. fish (animal)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 6.9:^[1]

     𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐌻𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌷𐌴𐍂, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌸 ·𐌴· 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 ·𐌱· 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃; 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍈𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼?

     ist magula ains hēr, saei habaiþ ·ē· hlaibans barizeinans jah ·b· fiskans; akei þata ƕa ist du swa managaim?

     There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Luke (Codex Argenteus) 5.6:^[2]

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌿𐌺𐌿𐌽 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌽𐌿𐍀𐌽𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐌴.

     jah þata taujandans galukun manageins fiskē filu, swē natja dishnupnōdēdun izē.

     And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 8.7:^[3]

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍄𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃.

     jah habaidēdun fiskans fawans, jah þans gaþiuþjands qaþ ei atlagidēdeina jah þans.

     And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. (KJV).

No singular forms are attested, but they probably existed.

• 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌾𐌰 (fiskja, “fisherman”)
• 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌽 (fiskōn, “to fish”)

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “F58. *fisks”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 118
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 36