[gothic-l] Re: word question

[llama_nom]

Hi Fredrik,

There is a single word in Gothic letters on a stone (not a 
tombstone) found at the Benedictine convent of Brunshausen.  A Latin 
inscription identifies these as runic letters, but in fact they 
belong to Wulfila's alphabet, and spell: "waiþja", which Koebler 
defines Jaeger, hunter, huntsman (cf. OIc. veiðr 'hunting', OE 
waþ 'wandering, hunting', NHG Weide 'meadow', Weidmann 'huntsman').  
He gives a date of c. 822.  Could that be what you're thinking of?  
It would imply a hypothetical Go. *waiþi or *waiþa (the OIc. word is 
a jo-stem, the OE an o-stem).

The English word whit, as in the old fashioned expression "not a 
whit" (not a bit) = Go. waihts.  There's hvaiteis 'wheat', and 
hveits 'white', as Francisc mentioned.  Otherwise I don't know...

Llama Nom




--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Fredrik" <gadrauhts at h...> wrote:
> 
> I got a question about it. It should be a sibngle word found on a 
> tombstone.
> 
> 
> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Francisc Czobor" 
<fericzobor at y...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > There's no such a word in Gothic (or at least I didn't find it 
in 
> > Koebler). The closest Gothic word is hweit "white" (neuter).
> > 
> > Francisc
> > 
> > --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Fredrik" <gadrauhts at h...> 
wrote:
> > > 
> > > Does some one know that word 'hwit' and what it  means?





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