Here's some chaotic notes I made on the subject of reconstructing the Gothic calendar a couple of years ago after a discussion here. The page displays best in...
Hails Good idea. It seems month names could be more flexible and adaptable in the Germanic world. I think it reasonable to take those month-names which most...
I started that post before and ended after lunch, and LN sent his helpful link in the meantime. I quote a portion here: "So... Here's my attempt at a...
... All the sources I've seen cite 'sol' in OE Solmónaž with a short vowel: OE sol, n. "mud, mire, wet sand, wallowing place", solu/solwe/sylu/syle, f....
... (despite Go. afardags, for which, however, there is no partner **fruma dags). Perhaps Go. Anthar Jiuleis or Go. Aftuma Jiuleis. Alternately Go. spediza /...
Hails Frijandeis, Please allow me to throw a heathen ringer into this process. Llama Nom's suggestion of months named for agricultural and other seasonal...
... Sorry for the accident. Of course it is the mire-month. I think Sauli- might have been unconsciously influenced by sauljan (1). ... prefix ... Go. ... ...
Hi Llama non, You asked about the Swedish month-names. If we go back to the Bondepraktika, which is not ON but just medieval we have: January- Torsmånad ...
Why do I never think before sending! May is of course Summer month - sommarmånaden. It is natural since the Nordic summer starts as I wrote yesterday around...
Thanks, Ingemar! There are a few suggestions regarding the etymology of Torsmånad here: http://runeberg.org/svetym/1083.html Judging by Icelandic žorri and...
I'm not familiar with the traditional northern European calendars. Some quick questions (1) how do we know the Gothic months line up with Roman months? (2) how...
Given the number of variants and our good Gothic habit of fighting around each controvercy who can now say how long it will take until we'll come to even a...
I have written a short poem, written in the epic style, and I would like someone to check my grammar, as I am new to learning gothic. Is there someone or a...
... You can write it here for us to see. And then we can help you with your grammar. If you have any questions, about anything, ask them here. There's always...
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Hello from france, I come on your group because i would found someone to translate 4 shorts sentences in gothic language i prefer you discover yourself my...
... 100 languages some by scientifics ... Hello, Here's one possible way to translate it: Ton image dans la glace Frisahts žeina in skuggwin C'est mon plus...
thanks llama Is there a more specific keyboard for gothic or just like this? Frisahts žeina in skuggwin Saggws meins sa batista ist. Iž sniw! Usleižiž auk....
Greetings all, Would someone please assist me with understanding verb inflections? For example, class IV verb "qiman", to come, arrive -- (From verbix.com and...
... No, this could be the infinitive, "(to) come", or it could be the neuter singular nominative/accusative past participle, "come". ... That's right, or it...
Hi! I wonder if anyone knows the origin of the ending in OE geolca/geoloca (the origin of yolk)which is added to geolu = yellow. If so, does gothic have any...
Hi, I'd agree about *addi-hveitei F.-n (or maybe *addja-?). I'm not sure if the OE ending = Go. ik-/-uk- as a diminutive suffix. If it was, then the Gothic...
I'm not sure about the etymology of the suffix either, but OE 'geolca' is also attested as 'geoleca' and 'geoloca', the latter being the more archaic form,...
Hįils How are Gothic names in -ila actually declined? Like "mana"? For instance: Wulfila, gen. Wulfilins, dat. Wulfilin, acc. Wulfilan? Alareiks and...
... I think this is a reasonable assumption, although the only example attested is Merila (nominative). ... The question here is whether -reik- in names was...
Thanks, LN! What do you mean by "consonant stem partly assimilated to the a-stem declension"? How would this affect Alareiks? Alareiks, gen. Alareikis, dat. ...
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