𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuþą (“song”).

Noun

𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 • (liuþ) n

1. (hapax) song

   Synonym: 𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (saggws)

   • 6th century, anonymous author of the Gothica Bononiensia, folio 2 recto (after Falluomini 2017):

     ... 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍃𐌿𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 ...

     ... in þamma faurasuggwanin liuþa þan qaþ þatei ...

     ... in the afore-sung song I/he then said that ...

Declension

Neuter a-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 liuþ	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰 liuþa
Vocative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 liuþ	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰 liuþa
Accusative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 liuþ	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰 liuþa
Genitive	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌹𐍃 liuþis	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌴 liuþē
Dative	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰 liuþa	𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰𐌼 liuþam

Related terms

• 𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸 (awiliuþ, “prayer or song of gratitude”)
• 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (liuþareis, “singer”)
• 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍉𐌽 (liuþōn, “to sing”)

References

• Carla Falluomini, "Zum gotischen Fragment aus Bologna II: Berichtigungen und neue Lesungen", Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und Literatur 146.3 (2017) pp. 284-294.