𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴

• 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌴 (jah þē)

From 𐌾𐌰𐌷 (jah) +‎ 𐌸𐌴 (þē).

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaθθeː/

𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 • (jaþþē)

1. if, and if
2. whether
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 2 Corinthians 8:23:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌴 𐌱𐌹 𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌿, 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌾𐌰𐌲-𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌰 𐌹𐌽 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃; 𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌾𐌿𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍉, 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍃 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌿𐍃.

     jah þē bi teitu, saei ist gaman mein jag-gawaurstwa in izwis; jaþþē brōþrjus unsarai apaustauleis aikklēsjōnō, wulþaus xristaus.

     Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ. (KJV)

3. (when doubled) whether…or
   • 4th century C.E., Wulfila (attributed), Gothic Bible, 1 Corinthians 12:13:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌳𐌿 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌿𐌼, 𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐌾𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌴𐌹𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐍉𐍃, 𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍉𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌸𐌸𐌴 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐍃𐌹𐌾𐌿𐌼.

     jah auk in ainamma ahmin weis allai du ainamma leika daupidai sium, jaþþē judaieis jaþþē þiudōs, jaþþē skalkōs jaþþē frijai, jah allai ainamma ahmin dragkidai sijum.

     For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. (KJV)

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 72