Ulfilas
a.d. c311–c382, Christian bishop to the Goths: translated Bible into the Gothic language.
- Also Ul·fi·la [uhl-fi-luh], /ˈʌl fɪ lə/, Wulfila.
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How to use Ulfilas in a sentence
There was a Gothic translation of the Bible, which is supposed to have been made in the fourth century by Ulfilas.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation | Ernst Von DobschutzAnd so, too, in the Gothic of Ulfilas the homestead was a 'gard.'
The English Village Community | Frederic SeebohmIt was the outstanding merit of Ulfilas that he translated the Bible into Gothic.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories | AnonymousThey still held to the primitive faith taught them by Ulfilas and their Gothic Bible.
Spain | Frederick Albion OberLow as they had fallen, they could still count among them the great name of Ulfilas.
The Arian Controversy | H. M. Gwatkin
British Dictionary definitions for Ulfilas
Ulfila (ˈʊlfɪlə) or Wulfila
/ (ˈʊlfɪˌlæs) /
?311–?382 ad, Christian bishop of the Goths who translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic
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