[gothic-l] Re: Gothic word for King

[Francisc Czobor]

Hi Troels,

I have to admit that you are smarter than me. If you made a quick 
search, I made a super-quick one and didn't notice that Alaricus and 
Halaricus are different persons. What you write makes sense, but I can 
not see the significance of the difference. In any case, it seems to 
me little probable that Herulic and Suevic preserved an initial "h" 
that was lost in the Gothic language of Iordanes' time. Maybe Alaricus 
and Halaricus are different names, and Ala- and Hala- are not the 
same.

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., "Troels Brandt" <trbrandt at p...> wrote:
> Hi Francisc
> 
> --- In gothic-l at y..., "Francisc Czobor" <czobor at c...> wrote:
> ......... 
> > I still believe that Alaricus is the correct form, and not, 
> > "Halaricus",
> 
> The two kings Keth mentioned as Halaricus in Getica were §117 and 
> §277 being a Herul and a Suevi. All the other Alarics were Goths as 
> far as I can see in a quick search. 
> 
> Could this difference in spelling by the same author be explained by 
> a former difference in a.e. pronunciation or spelling-tradition 
> because these kings were from different branches of the Germanic or 
> Gothic people?
> 
> Troels



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