Uodalricus

[llama_nom]

Bear in mind though that in modern English spelling, Ethel- is often 
used in names to represent Old English Æþel- / Æðel-.  Even in Old 
English texts, forms beginning with e may represent a short vowel 
like the standard West Saxon æ, since these were confused in some 
dialects.  Very early West Saxon sometimes uses e with a hook under 
it to represent the low front vowel that is later spelt æ.  The 
scribes used accent marks sometimes, but not consistently to mark 
vowel length.  So if you see an "Ethelric" it may well be the same 
name as Æþelric.  Only if Eþelric occured in a manuscript that 
otherwise kept æ and e distinct would it suggest that this was the 
OE equivalent of Uodalric, as opposed to the better attested Æþelric.

Anyway, if there was an OE name Wodric, the regular form in Gothic 
would be *Wodareiks.

LN


--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "irilaz" <irilaz at ...> wrote:
>
> Thank you for your reply. It is good to know I was right 
> with "Othalareiks", although till now I have not been sure about 
the 
> connection with "Athalareiks" and the similar problem in A-S 
> (Ehtelric - Aethelric). I supposed these are two distinct names 
> (Othalareiks/Ethelric - Athalareiks/Aethelric), but I just did not 
> know enough to be sure. Thanks again!
> 
> If I may just pose once more the question of possible Gothic 
variant 
> of A-S Wodric - would that be Wódareiks or just Wóthreiks /or 
> Wódreiks/? (Is there a change from "þ" to "d"? As far as "wóths" 
> itself is concerned I have found both "wóths" and "wóds", so I am 
> not sure about this one, nevertheless the genitive should 
be "wodis")
> 
> Thanks!
> D.







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