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<p><br>
There are two words for "sun" attested in Gothic, both ultimately<br>
derived from the same Proto-Indo-European root.<br>
<br>
(1) 'sauil' (Mk 1:32, Mk 13:24), both times in this form of the word.<br>
In neither instance are there any modifiers to confirm its gender, but<br>
the form of the word is consistent with its being neuter, and would be<br>
unusual if it wasn't neuter; it is listed as neuter in Streitberg's<br>
dictionary. In both examples, the word appears as the subject of a<br>
verb, 'gasigqan' "to sink" and 'riqizjan' "to grow dark" respectively.<br>
The former is attested elsewhere with a nominative subject. Cognates<br>
appear in Old Norse 'sol' (long o, feminine), and Old English 'sigel'<br>
(neuter).<br>
<br>
(2) 'sunno' (L 4:40, Eph 4:26, Neh 7:3 - Mt 5:45 - Mk 4:4, Mk, 16:2).<br>
In the first three instances cited here, the word is nominative and<br>
ends in -o, which can be either feminine or neuter. In Mt 5:45, the<br>
accusative 'sunnon seina' "his sun" is unambiguously feminine. In the<br>
remaining two instances, it appears in the dative form 'sunnin', the<br>
-in ending being normal for a neuter or masculine noun of this type.<br>
(The corresponding feminine dative ending was -on.) Cognates are<br>
ubiquitous in Germanic, usually feminine: OE. sunne, OFris. sunne,<br>
sonne (WFris. sinne, sonne, son, NFris. sen), OS. sunna (MLG., LG.<br>
sunne), MDu. zonne (Du. zon), OHG. sunno (long o) (MHG. sunne, sun,<br>
MG. sonne, son, G. sonne), ON. sunna (poet.), Goth. sunno. But<br>
masculine forms are also found: OE. sunna, = OFris. sonna, OS. sunno,<br>
OHG. sunna, Goth. sunna. This list is based on that in the Oxford<br>
English Dictionary entry "sun".<br>
<br>
I'll have leave it to someone more knowledgeable to follow up on the<br>
cognates outside of Germanic and their genders. The root occurs in<br>
Celtic, Latin, Greek, Baltic, Indo-Iranian and Albanian.<br>
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