𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃

Gothic

Etymology

From 𐌰𐍆- (af-, “off-”) +‎ *𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 (*stass, “[act of] standing”) or from 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (afstandan) +‎ -𐌸𐍃 (-þs); thus literally, "[act of] standing apart", in its attested uses in the Gothic Bible specifically a separation from an earlier state of affairs. Renders Koine Greek ἀποστασία (apostasía) and ἀποστάσιον (apostásion), of which it may be at least a partial calque or semantic loan.

Noun

𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 • (afstass) f

1. apostasy
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Thessalonians 2:3:

     𐌽𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉 𐍈𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌸𐌹𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌿𐌻𐌹𐌳𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃, 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍃

     ni ƕashun izwis uslutō ƕamma haidau, untē niba qimiþ afstass faurþis, jah andhulids wairþai manna frawaurhtais, sunus fralustais

     Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (KJV)

2. divorce
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Matthew 5:31:

     𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌵𐌴𐌽, 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐍉𐍃.

     qiþanuh þan ist þatei ƕazuh saei aflētai qēn, gibai izai afstassais bōkōs.

     It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement (KJV)

Declension

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 afstass	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 afstasseis
Vocative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 afstass	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹𐍃 afstasseis
Accusative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃 afstass	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍃 afstassins
Genitive	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍃 afstassais	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴 afstassē
Dative	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌹 afstassai	𐌰𐍆𐍃𐍄𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌹𐌼 afstassim

Synonyms

• (divorce): 𐌰𐍆𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (afsateins)