𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gelþō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to cut”).[1] Related to Proto-Germanic *galdijaną (“to castrate”), whence English geld (“to castrate”).

Noun

𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰 • (gilþa) f

  1. (hapax) sickle

Declension
Feminine ō-stem
Singular Plural
Nominative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰
gilþa		 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs
Vocative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰
gilþa		 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs
Accusative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰
gilþa		 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs
Genitive 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐍃
gilþōs		 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉
gilþō
Dative 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌹
gilþai		 𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌸𐍉𐌼
gilþōm

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 434, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 434
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