[gothic-l] sauil and sunno

[malmqvist52]

Hi,
According to this exerpt from SAOB there are two words for sun, or 
related to the sun in gothic, sauil and sunno.
Does anyone know what they signify exactly? Is there a semantic 
difference between them.

If not, then why two words? 

ETYMOLOGI: [fsv. sol, f.; motsv. fd. sol (d. sol), nor. sol, fvn. sól 
(nor. dial. sol, nyisl. sól); jfr got. sauil, gr. ἥλιο=
ς, kymr. haul, 
lit. sáulu, samt dels sanskr. svàr, súvar, avest. (med bevarad 
heteroklitisk böjning) hvar, n., gen. h<(>superscript<)>v^<)><(>?<)
>ng, dels lat. sl, dels sanskr. sra, m., s<(>u13<)>rya-, m., sra<
(>h13<)> (gen. till svàr, svar), dels (till n-formerna av den 
ursprungliga, neutrala l/n-stammen) fht. sunno (t. sonne), ags. sunna 
(eng. sun), got. sunno; möjl. rotbesläktat med SVAL. Jfr ANSOLS, 
INSOLATION, ROSSOLIS, sbst.2, RÄTT-SOLS, -SOLA, SOLAN, SOLAR, 
SOLARIUM, SOLIG, SOLSICKA, SUNTÄLT, SÖDER, SÖNDAG]


Thanks in advance 
Anders



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