[gothic-l] Discovery of Gothic Fragment

Magnus Hreinn Snaedal hreinn at ISMAL.HI.IS
Fri Aug 25 10:10:26 UTC 2000


This appears to be translation into Gothic of the inscription on the
Rök-Stone:

Runic version:	Old Norse:
raiþ <þ>iaurikR	Réð Þjóðrikr
hin þurmuþi		hinn þormóði,
stiliR flutna		stillir flotna,
strãntu hraiþmaraR	strondu Hreiðmarar;
sitir nu karuR	sitr nú goerr
ã kuta sinum		á gota sínum
skialti ub fatlaþR	skildi um fatlaðr,
skati marika		skati mæringa.

M.Sn.

At 19:43 24.8.2000 -0700, you wrote:
>A newly discovered fragment of Gothic might compare to runic inscriptions
>found in Northern Europe, corroborating evidence that suggests a unified
>"Thiudareiks" poem existed from early on:
>
>raidida thiudareiks thaurismodahs
>statha frauja flautane hraidamerjis
>sitith nu garus ana gauta
>skildau ufgairdiths skarja Marhigge
>
>If anyone can identify and/or translate this piece, s/he is advised to do so
>as soon as possible.
>
>--Matthaius
>
>
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