Gothic

Adjective

𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 • ‎(audahafts)

1. fortunate, blessed
   • 6th century, Codex Argenteus, Luke 1:28:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌹̈𐌽𐌽 𐍃𐌰 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌶𐌰𐌹 𐌵𐌰𐌸: 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉, 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌰, 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌿𐍃; 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌸𐌹𐌳𐍉 𐌹̈𐌽 𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌼.

     jah galeiþands inn sa aggilus du izai qaþ: faginō, anstai audahafta, frauja miþ þus; þiuþidō þu in qinōm.

     And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Declension

References

• 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 in Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill.