Uodalricus

[irilaz]

Hi!

I am wondering about the possbile Gothic variant of the OHG name 
Uodalric (lat. Uodalricus). In the development of the German the line 
goes something like Uodalric-Odalric-Ulric. In A-S we find Ethelric 
and I am not sure about the name Aethelric (is it a variant or a 
different name altogether?) and there is also Ulric (although I have 
been puzzled by the fact that some sources state that it may also be 
a variant of Wulfric (?)).

Will a Gothic variant be Athalareiks (like English Aethelric) or 
rather a slightly different name... since the name is clearly 
connected with the Rune Othala (Odal - see (U)Odalric) something 
like "Othalareiks"?

And a rather amateurish question: could not "Uodalric" be originally 
connected to "wod"? Or rather is a Germanic name "Wodalric" and its 
later development thanks to its phonetic initial /uod (wod)/ quality 
into Uodalric/Odalric (that would mean that the connection with the 
Rune Othala /Odal/ and subsequent name explanations might be 
secondary, since its original meaning would be quite obviously "Wod-
ric") possible according to linguistic rule? And how would in any 
case such a name (Wodric) look in Gothic?

Thanks for any info!
D.







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