𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwīlō.

Noun

𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 • (ƕeila) f

1. an hour
   • Ulfila Bible, Matthew 27:46

     𐌹𐌸 𐌸𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌹 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽𐌳𐍉𐌽 𐌿𐍆𐌷𐍂𐍉𐍀𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 𐌷𐌴𐌻𐌴𐌹 𐌻𐌹𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌺𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌹𐍃𐍄 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌲𐌿𐌸 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄

     iþ þan bi ƕeila niundōn ufhrōpida iēsus stibnai mikilai qiþands hēlei hēlei lima sibakþani þatei ist guþ meins guþ meins duƕē mis bilaist

     And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?. (KJV)

2. a while, some time

Declension

Feminine ō-stem
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 ƕeila	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐍃 ƕeilōs
Vocative	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 ƕeila	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐍃 ƕeilōs
Accusative	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 ƕeila	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐍃 ƕeilōs
Genitive	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐍃 ƕeilōs	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉 ƕeilō
Dative	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌹 ƕeilai	𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌼 ƕeilōm

Derived terms

• 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐍃 (ƕeilaƕairbs, “temporary, transient”)
• 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌿𐌽 (ƕeilōhun, “for an hour, briefly”)
• 𐌿𐌽𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (unƕeila, “ceaseless”)

Related terms

• 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilān)