[gothic-l] Re: Eruli Personal Names

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., "Bertil Haggman" <mvk575b at t...> wrote:
> Connecting to the earlier bringing up of Suartuas,
> the Eruli royal name I am tyrnung to a few lesser
> known Eruli nasmes mentioned in Procopius
> _History of the Wars_. Etymological comments
> gratefully received.
> 
> Aluith, an Erulian commander: VI, 13:18
> 
> Phanitheus, an Erulian commander, VI, 17:1
> 
> Visandus, Erulian commander VII, 1:35



Visandus is a name that survived into the 12th
century. The following forms appear in the sources:
a Greek transcription <Ouísandos> of unknown date,
<Wisunt> 9th c., 
a feminine <Wisuntin> 11th c., 
<Wisint>, <Wisunt> 11th c.,
<Wisent> 12th c. 
The last three are from the region around
Regensburg in south Germany.

The name appears to be from Germanic *<wisand->, *<wisund->
'bison' (OHG <wisunt>)

Dirk








> 
> Erulically
> 
> Bertil


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