[gothic-l] Re: Anagastes?

[Frank Kermes]

>Gmc. *gastiz gives rise to Go. gasts. If the -i- of the Gmc. form were yet
>in some way present to the transcriber, whether by an archaic nominative or
>inference/influence of the oblique forms, then "gastes" /gas'te:s/ might
>not
>be so unthinkable and would furthermore add to the support of the attested
>gasts (i-stem) over against *gaists (? a-stem).

Ah.  That explains a bit to me.  I was thinking *gastaz as an a-stem.
*gastiz to '-gastes' makes mure sense.  I think I misremembered the runic
inscription as "HlewagastAZ," not "-gastIZ."
>
>Analysis of the L-S Greek lexicon (middle liddel) gives me little aid. The
>closest we come is gastr-, gaste'r "belly, paunch; glutton;" but for lack
>of
>'r' a meaning of "high (i.e. big) belly" must be doubtful. If Greek, there
>may be some relation to aga- drive, lead.

That was my one bit of doubt on the Greek quarter--it just doesn't seem
recognizably Greek, at least not as a personal name.  Though is there any
other evidence of Gothic (or any other Germanic) individuals sort of coining
new names for themselves in Greek?  (That's starting to sound a bit
stretched).

Later,
Frank

>
>Matþaius
>

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