Examples
| The Lord's Prayer in Gothic: | |
|---|---|
| Gothic | English |
| (literal translation) | |
| Atta unsar þu in himinam | Our father, thou in heaven, |
| weihnai namo þein | holy be thy name. |
| qimai þiudinassus þeins | Thy kingdom come, |
| wairþai wilja þeins | thy will be done, |
| swe in himina jah ana airþai. | as in heaven also on earth. |
| hlaif unsarana þana sinteinan gif uns himma daga | Our bread (loaf), the everyday, give us this day, |
| jah aflet uns þatei skulans sijaima | And forgive us, who are in debt, |
| swaswe jah weis afletam þaim skulam unsaraim | As we also forgive our debtors. |
| jah ni briggais uns in fraistubnjai | And do not bring us into temptation, |
| ak lausei uns af þamma ubilin | But free us from the evil (one). |
| unte þeina ist þiudangardi jah mahts | For thine is the kingdom and the might |
| jah wulþus in aiwins. | And glory in eternity. |
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