𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aftrą.

Adverb

𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰 • (aftra)

1. again
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, John 3:4:

     𐌹̈𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌲 𐌹̈𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿?

     ïbai mag ïn wamba aiþeins seinaizōs aftra galeiþan jah gabairaidau?

     Can he enter again into his mother’s womb, and be born?

2. back
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 2:43:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍃, 𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰, 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌸 𐌹̈𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐌰 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌹̈𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌼, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌹 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌳𐌿𐌽 𐌹̈𐍉𐍃𐌴𐍆 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌴𐌹 𐌹̈𐍃.

     jah ustiuhandam þans dagans, miþþanē gawandidēdun sik aftra, gastōþ ïēsus sa magus ïn ïairusalēm, jah ni wissēdun ïōsēf jah aiþei ïs.

     And when they had fulfilled the days, as they went back, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 9:62:

     𐌽𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰 𐌰𐌽𐌰 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰, 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 𐌹̈𐍃𐍄 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃.

     ni manna uslagjands handu seina ana hōhan jah saiƕands aftra, gatils ïst ïn þiudangardja gudis.

     No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Luke 19:15:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸, 𐌱𐌹𐌸𐌴 𐌰𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰, 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 𐍅𐍉𐍀𐌾𐌰𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐍃𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐍄𐌲𐌰𐍆 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍂, 𐌴𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌹 𐍈𐌰 𐍈𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌹𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌳𐌹.

     jah warþ, biþē atwandida sik aftra, andnimands þiudangardja jah haihait wōpjan du sis þans skalkans þaimei atgaf þata silubr, ei gakunnaidēdi ƕa ƕarjizuh gawaurhtēdi.

     And it came to pass, that when he was gone back, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Derived terms

• 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (aftraanastōdeins)