𐍅𐌹𐍃

Unknown; no direct cognates are known in any Germanic language. Lehmann (1986) tentatively suggests a connection to the verb 𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (wisan, “to be, abide”) (ostensibly in the sense of the sea "being" or abiding as one with the observer). Translates Ancient Greek γαλήνη (galḗnē).

• IPA^(key): /wis/

𐍅𐌹𐍃 • (wis) n

1. tranquillity of the sea
   • Gothic Bible, Matthew 8.26:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌵𐌰𐌸 𐌳𐌿 𐌹𐌼 𐌹𐌴𐍃𐌿𐍃: 𐍈𐌰 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌸, 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐍃! 𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌿𐌷 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍉𐌺 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌸 𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻.

     jah qaþ du im iēsus: ƕa faurhteiþ, leitil galaubjandans! þanuh urreisands gasōk windam jah marein, jah warþ wis mikil.

     And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. (KJV)

• Lehmann, W., A Gothic Etymological Dictionary (Leiden 1986) p. 405.