𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹

Forms

𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati), a neuter noun of the ja-stem class.^[1][2][3] The recorded forms are the accusative singular 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹 (nati), once, and the plural 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰 (natja), six times.^[4][5]

Etymology

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *natją (“net”),^[6][4] a noun with no Germanic base word.^[7] The cognates are Old Norse net in Old Norse, Old English nett in Old English, Old Saxon netti in Old Saxon and Old High German nezzi in Old High German, beside nót (“large net”) with a lengthened-grade vowel.^[7][8][9] The further origin is uncertain.^[10][4] Feist and Holthausen compare Latin nassa (“fish trap, wicker basket”).^[9][11] Köbler refers to a root Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to twist, knot”), and Lehmann notes that this root is securely reconstructed only from Germanic.^[4][10] Uhlenbeck connects the word for nettle, nezzila, and other plant names, which Feist considers perhaps related.^[8][9]

Attestation

The word occurs seven times, all in manuscript CA: four times in Luke 5 and three times in Mark 1.^[5][4] The first in canonical order is the accusative nati at Mark 1:16.^[4] It renders Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon) and, at Mark 1:16, Ancient Greek ἀμφίβληστρον (amphíblēstron, “casting net”).^[4][12] Luke 5:4 reads athahid þo natja izwara du fiskon, "let down your nets for fishing".^[13]

Meanings

1. a net, a fishing net, for δίκτυον^[1][4][12]
2. a round casting net, for ἀμφίβληστρον^[1][3][4]

Usage notes

Balg considers the relation of nati to the verb 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (natjan, “to wet”) doubtful.^[14]

References

1. ^ a b c Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910), Die gotische Bibel, II: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch, Heidelberg: Winter, p. s.v. nati
2. ^ Braune, Wilhelm; Heidermanns, Frank (2004), Gotische Grammatik, mit Lesestücken und Wörterverzeichnis, 20th ed., Sammlung kurzer Grammatiken germanischer Dialekte A 1, Tübingen: Niemeyer, p. 289
3. ^ a b Regan, Brian T. (1974), Dictionary of the Biblical Gothic Language, Phoenix: Wulfila House, p. 114
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Köbler, Gerhard (2014), Gotisches Wörterbuch, 4th ed., online, koeblergerhard.de/wikiling, p. s.v. nati*
5. ^ a b De Herdt, Tom (2004–2026), Project Wulfila: digital edition of the Gothic Bible with lemma and morphological annotation, data release 2026-09-03, wulfila.be
6. ^ Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org, p. s.v. 𐌽𐌰𐍄𐌹
7. ^ a b Casaretto, Antje (2004), Nominale Wortbildung der gotischen Sprache: Die Derivation der Substantive, Heidelberg: Winter
8. ^ a b Uhlenbeck, C. C. (1900), Kurzgefasstes etymologisches Wörterbuch der gotischen Sprache, 2nd ed., Amsterdam: Müller, p. 115
9. ^ a b c Feist, Sigmund (1939), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der gotischen Sprache, 3rd ed., Leiden: Brill, p. s.v. nati
10. ^ a b Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986), A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the third edition of Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der gotischen Sprache by Sigmund Feist, Leiden: Brill, p. s.v. nati
11. ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (1934), Gotisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, Heidelberg: Winter, p. 74
12. ^ a b Haug, Dag T. T. et al., PROIEL Treebank: The Gothic Bible (gothic-nt), 2023 release, Pragmatic Resources in Old Indo-European Languages, University of Oslo
13. ^ De Herdt, Tom (2004–2026), Project Wulfila: digital edition of the Gothic Bible with lemma and morphological annotation, data release 2026-09-03, wulfila.be, p. Lk 5:4
14. ^ Balg, G. H. (1887–1889), A Comparative Glossary of the Gothic Language, with Especial Reference to English and German, Mayville, Wis.: the author, p. 295