𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐍃

Gothic

FWOTD – 18 October 2023

Etymology

From 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usbeidan, “to await”) +‎ -𐍃𐌽𐍃 (-sns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈusbiːsns/

Noun

𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐍃 • (usbeisns) f

1. longsuffering
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Ephesians 4:2:

     𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐍉 𐌹𐌽 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹

     miþ allai hauneinai jah qairrein, miþ usbeisnai usþulandans izwis missō in frijaþwai

     With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Colossians 1:11:

     𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌱𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐍃, 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌴𐌳𐌰𐌹

     in allai mahtai gaswinþidai bi mahtai wulþaus is, in allai usþulainai jah usbeisnai miþ fahēdai

     Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness (KJV)

   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Timothy 3:10:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌿 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰 𐌹𐍃 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹, 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌴𐍄𐌰, 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰, 𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌿, 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹, 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹, 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐌹, 𐌸𐌿𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹

     iþ þu galaista is laiseinai meinai, usmēta, muna, sidau, galaubeinai, usbeisnai, frijaþwai, þulainai

     But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience

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

     𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳, 𐌹𐌽𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉 𐌿𐌽𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉, 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐌺, 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷, 𐌲𐌰𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹.

     mērei waurd, instand uhteigō unuhteigō, gasak, gaþlaih, gaƕōtei in allai usbeisnai jah laiseinai.

     Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. (KJV)

2. expectation
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, Philippians 1:20:

     𐌱𐌹 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌴𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹𐌼, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌲𐌰𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉𐌸𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌰, 𐌰𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌹, 𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌽𐌿, 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌳𐌰 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌻𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿.

     bi usbeisnai jah wēnai meinaim, untē ni in waihtai gaaiwiskōþs wairþa, ak in allai trauainai, swē sinteinō jah nu, mikiljada xristus in leika meinamma, jaþþē þairh libain jaþþē þairh dauþu.

     According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. (KJV)

Declension

Feminine i-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐍃 usbeisns	—
Vocative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽 usbeisn	—
Accusative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽 usbeisn	—
Genitive	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹𐍃 usbeisnais	—
Dative	𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌹 usbeisnai	—

Derived terms

• 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹 (usbeisnei)
• 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (usbeisneigs)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 161