𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂

Gothic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbɔr/

Etymology 1

From the root of Proto-Germanic *gaburjaną (“to be due”); compare German Gebühr (“fee”).

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 • (gabaur) n

1. tribute
   • Romans 13:7:

     𐌿𐍃𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌹𐌸 𐌽𐌿 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐌻𐌳𐍉: 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰 𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌰, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃, 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌰.

     usgibiþ nu allaim skuldō: þammei gabaur gabaur, þammei mōta mōta, þammei agis agis, þammei swēriþa swēriþa.

     Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. (KJV)

2. collection (gathering of money for charitable or other purposes)
   • 1 Corinthians 16:1–2

     𐌹𐌸 𐌱𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌼, 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌴, 𐍃𐍅𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸. 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌴 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹, 𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹, 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌿, 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹.

     iþ bi gabaur þata þaim weiham, swaswē garaidida aikklēsjōm galatiē, swa jah jus taujiþ. ainƕarjanōh sabbatē ƕarjizuh izwara fram sis silbin lagjai huhjands þatei wili, ei ni, biþē qimau, þan gabaur wairþai.

     Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Declension

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 gabaur	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 gabaura
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 gabaur	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 gabaura
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 gabaur	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 gabaura
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹𐍃 gabauris	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌴 gabaurē
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 gabaura	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌼 gabauram

Etymology 2

From the root of Proto-Germanic *gaburjōną (“to befit, be favorable”).

Noun

𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 • (gabaur) m

1. reveling, carousing
   • Romans 13:13:

     𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌰, 𐌽𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌼, 𐌽𐌹 𐌻𐌹𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌼 𐌽𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌰

     swē in daga garēdaba gaggaima, ni gabauram jah drugkaneim, ni ligram jah aglaitjam ni haifstai jah aljana

     Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy. (ASV)

   • Galatians 5:21:

     𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰, 𐌼𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐍂𐌰, 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂⟨𐌰⟩𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌾𐌿 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌵𐌰𐌸, 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐍉𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳

     neiþa, maurþra, drugkaneins, gabaurōs jah þata galeikō þaim, þatei faur⟨a⟩qiþa izwis, swē ju fauraqaþ, þatei þai þata swaleik taujandans þiudangardjōs gudis arbjans ni wairþand

     envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (ASV)

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 gabaur	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍉𐍃 gabaurōs
Vocative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 gabaur	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍉𐍃 gabaurōs
Accusative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂 gabaur	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 gabaurans
Genitive	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌹𐍃 gabauris	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌴 gabaurē
Dative	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 gabaura	𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌼 gabauram

Related terms

• 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰 (gabaurjaba)
• 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐍉𐌸𐌿𐍃 (gabaurjōþus)

 

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 41