On a problematic passage in the Gothica Bononiensia

The article proposes a new interpretation of a hitherto relatively overlooked passage from the recently discovered Gothic fragment from Bologna, or Gothica Bononiensia (2r, 15-17), and in particular of the expression faurasuggwan liuþ, a hapax legomenon that does not seem to have found a satisfactory rendering yet. Various possible ways of analyzing the expression are illustrated and, on the basis of what appears to be the most likely one, a translation of the page’s content is proposed.