Abstract. Near Cluj-Napoca, in a well known antic site, a seal with a cross was found in a gepidic tomb.The exhibition is very recent. This is related to the...
rosamunda was a 10 th century queen of the goths in spain if im not mistaken ... and Rosamunda are each of different origin. Yes. ... cases ... d, þ, ... And...
Following on from these threads... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gothic-l/message/8784 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gothic-l/message/8810 ...I came...
... http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026-7937%28193307%2928%3A3%3C315%3ATSOAI%22%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P ... He also has a theory about the other name for Gepedoios...
Kemp Malone has a theory about this one too in the same article! He connects it to a name which occurs in the Old English poem Widsith: Mid Moidum ic wæs ond...
... http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0026-7937%28193307%2928%3A3%3C315%3ATSOAI%22%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P ... Sorry about the multiple posts, I just keep finding more...
Grimm's take on Gepids brings us back to the connection with 'giba', 'giban', which still seems plausible to me, especially given personal names like...
Hi all, I've got a few questions: Is the gothic language archaic only because it's attested earlier than other germanic languages, or could there be other...
Hi all, What exactly is the relationship between all the "Goth-sounding" ethonyms among the germanic tribes? Is there a specific reason to believe they're...
Hi Tim! At least according to prof. Thorsten Andersson in an article 1998 they are indeed linguistically related and they originate within the Baltic area -...
... Hi Tim, In some ways, the precursors of the attested North and West Germanic languages would actually have been more archaic than Gothic was in the 4th and...
On the other hand, here's one archaic feature of Gothic that seems to have disappeared from NWG quite early. Biblical Gothic usually keeps the full stem of the...
I must confess that the concept of NWG is new to me. Is this a contested theory or is it becoming accepted? And any other suggested authors besides the...
Hi, Ian NWG is not something new - I've read for the first time about it many years ago, and looked like something quite widely accepted among linguists. Don't...
... Interesting example. So perhaps this is another instance of a folk-name being taken up in verse as a 'heiti' for people in general; or maybe it's just the...
... I guess so. I remember reading somewhere that Fervir = Fjäre in Halland. Now, what is Fjäre? :) It is interesting that, if the name is indeed i-stem...
... Any relation of Fjære in Aust-Agder, Norway? It would be good if we could track down some Old Norse attestations of these names. ... We should probably be...
afairzjan, airzjan (WV1) is class1 right? short-stem syllable, so Sing2,3, plur2 and Imp plur2 airzjis, airzjith, airzjith and airzjith, not airzeis, airzeith,...
... Hi Ingemar, Llama Nom, Thanks for your answers to my questions. Llama Nom, most of your answer is completely over my head (just as Ingemar suggested any ...
... Sing2,3, plur2 and Imp plur2 airzjis, airzjith, airzjith and airzjith, not airzeis, airzeith, airzeith, airzeith? jith and jis do not look right to me,...
... Sorry! Just ask if you want definitions of any of the jargon or more background that might help to unravel the baffling bits. ... I don't know, in answer...
The poet strikes again! Just kidding. But I've tried to translate a poem. I just need your ideas about my word choices and ways to express. The original from...
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