Gothic

Noun

𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄 • ‎(aflēt) n

1. remission, forgiveness
   • Skeireins IIIc:

     𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴𐍃 𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍀𐌴𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌴 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌼 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌱𐌰 𐌲𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌼 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄‎

     iþ iōhannēs idreigōs daupein mērida jah missadēdē aflēt þaim ainfalþaba gawandjandam gahaihait

     John, however, was preaching a baptism of repentance and promised forgiveness of misdeeds to those who simply reformed^[1]

Declension

Related terms

• 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽 ‎(aflētan)

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄 • ‎(aflēt)

1. Second-person singular imperative form of 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽.

References

1. ↑ Translation by William H. Bennett, The Gothic commentary on the Gospel of John: skeireins aiwaggeljons þairh iohannen. A Decipherment, Edition, and Translation (Modern Language Association of America Monograph Series 21). New York: Modern Language Association, 1960, 2nd [unaltered] ed. 1966.