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This is an evolving dictionary! New words are being added regularly. Hopefully this proves helpful to learners of the Gothic language:

• agis (g. agisis) (n.n.) – fear (pure a-declension)
• aƕa (f. n.) – river (pure ô-declension)
• áihts (f. n.) – property (i-declension)
• áiþs (g. áiþis) (m.n.) – oath (pure a-declension)
• aírþa (f.n.) – earth (pure ô-declension)
• akran (n.n.) – fruit (pure a-declension)
• anabûsns (perhaps anabusns?) (f. n.) – command, commandment, charge, ordinance (i-declension)
• andahaft (f. n.) – answer (i-declension)
• andastaþjis (m. n.) – adversary, enemy (short ja-declension)
• andbahti (n. n.) – service (ja-declension)
• andeis (m. n.) – end (long ja-declension)
• ansts (f. n.) – favor (i-declension)
• arbáiþs (g. arbáiþs) (f. n.) – labour (i-declension)
• arbi (n. n.) – heritage (ja-declension)
• arms (m. n.) – arm (i-declension)
• asans (f. n.) – harvest (i-declension)
• asneis (m. n.) – hireling (long ja-declension)
• asts (m.n.) – bough, branch, twig (pure a-declension)
• akrs (m.n.) – field (pure a-declension)
• awistr (n.n.) – sheepfold, flock of sheep, sheep enclosure (pure a-declension)
• badi (n. n.) – bed (ja-declension)
• balgs (m. n.) – wine-skin (i-declension)
• bagms (m.n.) – tree (pure a-declension)
• bandi (f. n.) – band (long jô-declension)
• bandwa (f.n.) – sign, token (wô-declension)
• barms (m. n.) – chest, lap (i-declension)
• barn (n.n.) – child (pure a-declension)
• bauáins (f.n.) – dwelling (i-declension)
• baúr (g. baúris) (m. n.) – child, son (i-declension)
• bida (f.n.) – request (pure ô-declension)
• blôþ (g. blôþis) (n.n.) – blood (pure a-declension)
• bôka (f.n.) – letter (pure ô-declension)
• bôkareis (m. n.) – scribe (long ja-declension)
• bôta (f.n.) – advantage (pure ô-declension)
• brakja (f. n.) – strife (short jô-declension)
• brûþfaþs (g. brûþfadis) (m. n.) – bridegroom (i-declension)
• dags (m. n.) – day (pure a-declension)
• dáils (f. n.) – portion (i-declension)
• dáupeins (f. n.) – baptism (nom. and gen. plural are of the pure ô-declension, otherwise declined as in the i-declension)
• daúr (n. n.) – door (pure a-declension)
• dêþs (g. dêdáis) (f. n.) – portion (i-declension)
• dius (g. diuzis) (n. n.) – wild beast (pure a-declension)
• drus (g. drusis) (m. n.) – fall (i-declension)
• eisarn(n. n.) – iron (pure a-declension)
• fadreins (f. n.) – family (i-declension)
• fahêþs (g. fahêdáis) (f. n.) – joy (i-declension)
• faírguni (n. n.) – mountain (ja-declension)
• fastubni (n. n.) – observance (ja-declension)
• faúramaþleis (m. n.) – ruler (long ja-declension)
• fêra (f.n.) – country, region (pure ô-declension)
• fijaþwa (may also be seen as fiaþwa) (f.n.) – hatred (wô-declension)
• fisks (m.n.) – fish (pure a-declension)
• fralusts (f. n.) – loss (i-declension)
• fraþi (n. n.) – understanding (ja-declension)
• fráistubni (f. n.) – temptation (long jô-declension)
• fráiw (n. n.) – seed (wa-declension)
• frawaúrhts (f. n.) – sin (i-declension)
• freihals (g. freihalsis) (m.n.) – freedom (pure a-declension)
• frijaþwa (may also be seen as friaþwa) (f.n.) – love (wô-declension)
• frijôndi (f. n.) – friend (long jô-declension)
• fugls (m.n.) – bird, fowl (pure a-declension)
• gabaúrþs (f. n.) – birth (i-declension)
• gakusts (f. n.) – test (i-declension)
• gahugds (f. n.) – thought (i-declension)
• gáidw (n. n.) – want, lack (wa-declension)
• galáubeins (f. n.) – faith (nom. and gen. plural are of the pure ô-declension, otherwise declined as in the i-declension)
• gamunds (f. n.) – remembrance (i-declension)
• ganists (f. n.) – salvation (i-declension)
• gaqumþs (f. n.) – assembly (i-declension)
• gasts (m. n.) – guest (i-declension)
• gards (m. n.) – house (i-declension)
• garûni (n. n.) – counsel (ja-declension)
• garuns (f. n.) – market-place (i-declension)
• gaskafts (f. n.) – creation (i-declension)
• gataúrþs (f. n.) – destruction (i-declension)
• gawaírþi (n. n.) – peace (ja-declension)
• gawi (g. gáujis) (n. n.) – region, district (ja-declension)
• giba (f. n.) – gift (pure ô-declension)
• graba (f.n.) – ditch, trench (pure ô-declension)
• gras (g. grasis) (n. n.) – grass (pure a-declension)
• haírda (f.n.) – herd (pure ô-declension)
• háims (f. n.) – village (singular follows i-declension, plural follows pure ô-declension)
• háiti (f. n.) – command (long jô-declension)
• háiþi (f. n.) – field (long jô-declension)
• halja (f. n.) – hell (short jô-declension)
• háubiþ (g. háubidis) (n. n.) – head (pure a-declension)
• haúrds (f. n.) – door (i-declension)
• haúrn (n. n.) – horn (pure a-declension)
• hawi (g. háujis) (n. n.) – hay (ja-declension)
• himins (m.n.) – heaven (pure a-declension)
• hláifs (g. hláibis) (m. n.) – loaf, bread (pure a-declension)
• hláiw (n. n.) – grave (wa-declension)
• hunds (m.n.) – dog, hound (pure a-declension)
• hups (m. n.) – hip (i-declension)
• huzd (n. n.) – treasure (pure a-declension)
• ƕáiteis (m. n.) – wheat (long ja-declension)
• ƕeila (f.n.) – time (pure ô-declension)
• jêr (n. n.) – year (pure a-declension)
• juk (n. n.) – yoke (pure a-declension)
• kara (f.n.) – care (pure ô-declension)
• karkara (f.n.) – prison (pure ô-declension)
• kaúrn (n. n.) – corn (as in grain/seed of wheat etc.) (pure a-declension)
• kniu (g. kniwis) (n. n.) – knee (wa-declension)
• kuni (n. n.) – race (ja-declension)
• kunþi (n. n.) – knowledge (ja-declension)
• láiba (f.n.) – remnant (pure ô-declension)
• láisareis (m. n.) – teacher (long ja-declension)
• láiseins (f. n.) – doctrine (nom. and gen. plural are of the pure ô-declension, otherwise declined as in the i-declension)
• láists (m. n.) – foot-print, track, step, aim, end (i-declension)
• laþôns (f. n.) – invitation (i-declension)
• láufs (g. láubis) (m. n.) – leaf (pure a-declension)
• láun (n. n.) – pay, reward (pure a-declension)
• lêkeis (m. n.) – doctor, physician (long ja-declension)
• lêw (n. n.) – occasion (wa-declension)
• leik (n. n.) – body, flesh (pure a-declension)
• libáins (f. n.) – life (i-declension)
• (f. n.) – dwelling (i-declension)
• ligrs (m.n.) – bed, couch (pure a-declension)
• lists (f. n.) – craftiness (i-declension)
• liuhaþ (g. liuhadis) (n. n.) – light (pure a-declension)
• ludja (f. n.) – face (short jô-declension)
• magaþs (g. magaþáis) (f. n.) – maid (i-declension)
• mahts (f. n.) – power (i-declension)
• máiþms (m. n.) – gift (pure a-declension)
• manasêþs (g. manasêdáis) (f. n.) – maid (i-declension)
• mats (m. n.) – meat (i-declension)
• maúrgins (m. n.) – morning (pure a-declension)
• maúrþr (n. n.) – murder (pure a-declension)
• mawi (g. maujôs) (f. n.) – maiden (long jô-declension)
• mikildûþs (g. mikildûdáis) (f. n.) – greatness (i-declension)
• missadêþs (also seen as missadêds) (g. missadêdáis) (f. n.) – misdeed, trespass, sin (i-declension)
• mitôns (f. n.) – thought (i-declension)
• môta (f.n.) – custom-house, custom, toll (pure ô-declension)
• môtareis (m. n.) – toll-taker (long ja-declension)
• mulda (f.n.) – mold (pure ô-declension)
• muns (m. n.) – thought (i-declension)
• naseins (f. n.) – salvation (nom. and gen. plural are of the pure ô-declension, otherwise declined as in the i-declension)
• nati (n. n.) – net (ja-declension)
• naús (g. nawis) (m. n.) – child, son (i-declension)
• náuþs (f. n.) – need (i-declension)
• nêþla (f.n.) – needle (pure ô-declension)
• nidwa (f.n.) – rust (wô-declension)
• niþjis (m. n.) – kinsman (short ja-declension)
• plapja (f. n.) – street (short jô-declension)
• qêns (f. n.) – woman (i-declension)
• ragineis (m. n.) – counsellor (long ja-declension)
• razda (f.n.) – language (pure ô-declension)
• reiki (n. n.) – power (ja-declension)
• riqis (g. riqizis) (n. n.) – darkness (pure a-declension)
• rûna (f.n.) – mystery, secret (pure ô-declension)
• saggws (m. n.) – song (i-declension)
• saíwala (f.n.) – soul (pure ô-declension)
• saíws (m. n.) – sea (i-declension)
• salbôns (f. n.) – ointment (i-declension)
• saúrga (f.n.) – sorrow, sadness (pure ô-declension)
• sáuts (f. n.) – sickness (i-declension)
• sáuþs (sáudis) (m. n.) – sacrifice (i-declension)
• sibja (f. n.) – relationship (short jô-declension)
• silubr (n. n.) – silver (pure a-declension)
• sipôneis (m. n.) – disciple (long ja-declension)
• sitls (m. n.) – seat (pure a-declension)
• siuns (f. n.) – sight (i-declension)
• skalks (m. n.) – servant (pure a-declension)
• skip (n. n.) – ship (pure a-declension)
• slaúhts (f. n.) – slaughter (i-declension)
• snáiws (m. n.) – snow (wa-declension)
• sôkns (f. n.) – search (i-declension)
• stáins (m. n.) – stone (pure a-declension)
• staþs (stadis) (m. n.) – place (i-declension)
• staþs (stadis) (m. n.) – place (i-declension)
• staua (f.n.) – judgement (pure ô-declension)
• stibna (f.n.) – voice (pure ô-declension)
• striks (m. n.) – stroke (as in one made by a pen or pencil), tittle (i-declension)
• sunja (f. n.) – truth (short jô-declension)
• sunjôns (f. n.) – a veryifying, apology, defense, answer (i-declension)
• tagl (n. n.) – hair (pure a-declension)
• tagr (n. n.) – tear (as in weeping) (pure a-declension)
• táikns (f. n.) – token (i-declension)
• taui (g. tôjis) (n. n.) – deed, work (ja-declension)
• triggwa (f.n.) – covenant (wô-declension)
• triu (g. triwis) (n. n.) – tree (wa-declension)
• þáúrfts (f. n.) – need (i-declension)
• þiubi (n. n.) – theft (ja-declension)
• þiuda (f.n.) – people (pure ô-declension)
• þiudangardi (f. n.) – kingdom (long jô-declension)
• þiudans (m. n.) – king (pure a-declension)
• þius (g. þiwis) (m. n.) – servant (wa-declension)
• þiwi (g. þiujôs) (f. n.) – maidservant (long jô-declension)
• þlaúhs (m. n.) – flight (i-declension)
• þuláins (f. n.) – sufferance (i-declension)
• þûsundi (f. n.) – thousand (long jô-declension)
• ufarmêli (n. n.) – superscription (ja-declension)
• urrists (f. n.) – resurrection (i-declension)
• wadi (n. n.) – pledge (ja-declension)
• waír (g. waíris) (m.n.) – man (pure a-declension)
• waldufni (n. n.) – power (ja-declension)
• wamba (f.n.) – womb (pure ô-declension)
• wasti (f. n.) – clothing (long jô-declension)
• wáurd (n. n.) – word (pure a-declension)
• wáurstw (n. n.) – work (wa-declension)
• waúrts (f. n.) – root (i-declension)
• wêns (f. n.) – hope (i-declension)
• wigs (m. n.) – way (pure a-declension)
• winds (m. n.) – wind (pure a-declension)
• witôþ (g. witôdis) (n. n.) – law (pure a-declension)
• wrakja (f. n.) – persecution (short jô-declension)
• wrôhs (f. n.) – accusation (i-declension)
• wulfs (m. n.) – wolf (pure a-declension)
• wundufni (f. n.) – wound (long jô-declension)