Dictionary
Key
* e.g. *ga-freidjan. Hypothetical. Not attested, but implied by derivitives or different parts of speech based on the same root (in this case, ga-freideins).
% e.g. %kusma. Deduced from letter name in the Vienna-Salzburg codex.
#e.g. #gais. Not found in corpus, but appears in Latin or Greek sources contemporary with the Goths. Mostly elements in personal names. Also: legal and military terms, and loan words found in late Latin, etc.
®
e.g. ®rannja. Found in runic inscription.
e.g. •taska. Etymological reconstruction. Not recorded in contemporary sources, but reconstructed on the basis of borrowings found later in other languages. Crimean words are classed here too.
!e.g. !groneis. Neologism: compounds of attested Gothic words, or formed by analogy with other Germanic languages.
<e.g. < Greek. "Borrowed from."
>"becomes"
acc.This verb takes an accusative direct object. Since most verbs do, "acc." only appears where confusion might arise if, for example, another verb with similar meaning or root takes the dative or genitive.
adj.adjective
adv.adverb
cj.conjunction
dat.The direct object of this verb should be in the dative. Also indicates case used after a preposition.
Du.Modern Dutch
f.feminine consonant stems, or unassimilated loan-words
fig.figurative
gen.After verbs: the direct object is in the genitive case. After prepositions: the following noun is in genitive. After nouns, e.g. moths (gen. modis): shows genitive to illustrate any consonant change.
NHGModern High German
Goth.Gothic
indecl.indeclinable
inf.infinitive
INTR.intransitive
irreg.irregular, anomalous
i-stemOnly noted after masculine i-stems
lit.literal, literally
m.masculine consonant stems, or unassimilated loan-words
MHGMiddle High German
MDu.Middle Dutch
MnEModern English
n.noun
OEOld English
OEDOxford English Dictionary
OHGOld High German
ONOld Icelandic
OSOld Saxon
o-selfone's self
part.participle
pl.plural
PNpersonal name
pp.preterite-present verb. These verbs have what looks like a strong past tense used with a present sense. E.g. thaurban - tharf, thaurbum, thaurfta; "to need" - "I need", "we need", "I needed".
prep.preposition
pret.preterite
Russ.Russian
sg.singular
sf.strong feminine: o-stem, jo-stem, i-stem, or u-stem.
s-onesomeone
sm.strong masculine: a-stem, ja-stem, wa-stem, or u-stem, unless specifically marked as i-stem.
sn.strong neuter: a-stem, ja-stem, wa-stem, or u-stem.
s-thingsomething
sv. IIstrong verb, second class.
TRANS.transitive
v.verb
w.adj.weak adjective
wf.weak feminine: n-stem
wm.weak masculine: n-stem
wn.weak neuter: n-stem
wv. 2weak verb, second class