𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *warmijaną. In the sense of "cherish", possibly a semantic loan from Koine Greek θάλπω (thálpō, “to warm, to care for, to cherish”). May be distantly related to Koine Greek θερμαίνω (thermaínō, “to warm, heat”), which it otherwise translates.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwarm.jan/

𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 • (warmjan)

1. to warm (to make or keep warm)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 18.25:[1]

     𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌽 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌺. 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌿𐌷 𐌵𐌴𐌸𐌿𐌽 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰: 𐌽𐌹𐌿 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌸𐌿 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐍃𐌹𐍀𐍉𐌽𐌾𐌴 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌹𐍃? 𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌹𐌺 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐌽𐌴, 𐌽𐌹 𐌹𐌼.

     iþ seimōn paitrus was standands jah warmjands sik. þaruh qēþun du imma: niu jah þu þizē sipōnjē þis is? iþ is afaiaik jah qaþ: nē, ni im.

     And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. (KJV).

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 14.54:[2]

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌸𐍂𐍉 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂 𐌹𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌿𐌽𐍄𐌴 𐌵𐌰𐌼 𐌹𐌽 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌰 𐌸𐌹𐍃 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃; 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐍃𐌹𐌺 𐌰𐍄 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌳𐌰.

     jah paitrus fairraþrō laistida afar imma, untē qam in garda þis auhumistins gudjins; jah was sitands miþ andbahtam jah warmjands sik at liuhada.

     And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. (KJV).

2. to cherish (to treat with affection, nurture with care)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Ephesians (Codex Ambrosianus A) 5.29:[3]

     𐌽𐌹 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 𐍈𐌰𐌽𐌷𐌿𐌽 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 𐍆𐌹𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰, 𐌰𐌺 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍄𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍇𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌺𐌻𐌴𐍃𐌾𐍉𐌽 . . . .

     ni auk manna ƕanhun sein leik fijaida, ak fōdeiþ ita jah warmeiþ swaswē jah xristus aikklēsjōn . . . .

     For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: (KJV).

• 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃 (frius, “cold”, noun)
• 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (kalds, “cold”, adjective)

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 170