𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽

From Proto-Germanic *akraną, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂ (“berry”). Compare Old Norse akarn (“acorn”).

𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 • (akran) n

1. fruit
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 15.1–2:[1]

     𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐌼 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍉, 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌾𐌰 𐌹𐍃𐍄. / 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴 𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌹𐍃 𐌿𐌽𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌲𐍉𐌸, 𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍄𐌰: 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌰𐌻𐌻 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌴, 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐍄𐌰, 𐌴𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰.

     ik im weinatriu þata sunjeinō, jah atta meins waurstwja ist. / all tainē in mis unbairandanē akran gōþ, usnimiþ ita: jah all akran bairandanē, gahraineiþ ita, ei managizō akran bairaina.

     I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. / Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. (KJV).

• 𐌰𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (akranalaus, “profitless, unfruitful”)