[gothic-l] Re: A Vandal language list (rather long)

[Tim O'Neill]

"M. Carver" wrote:
>
> Hails
>
> Of Vandalic vocabulary, we have only a few words I think: armen "have
> pity", froja "lord," and garding[u]s "paladin".  Burgundian is much
> more attested, and Gepidic less so, and Suebic almost as little as
> Vandalic according to the final index in Gotisches Woerterbuch

We have quite a few names though, if Bertil's list is anything to go
by.  And isn't there a North African Latin text which contains two
East Germanic sentences ('Hails, lest us eat and drink!' - a very
Germanic sentiment ;> ) which are generally interpreted as reflecting
Vandalic?
Cheers,

Tim O'Neill
http://pages.ancientsites.com/~Thiudareiks_Flavius/germanic-l.html

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