Inrto & question on Irtag

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About a reconstructed word for Tuesday.


 


The business of reconstruction is more than a little complex, but luckily the work has been done for us. The following might be of interest:


 




In a message on 3.10.2000 Albareiks offered a long list of reconstructed terms including Teiwisdags for Tuesday. I have appended his full list to this email.


On 8.10.2000 he offered Teiws as the nominative of the god's name.


 


In a message on 13.5.02 Matt Carver gave a long list of reconstructions by no less a man than Jakob Grimm. I have also appended Matt's list, which includes several of the Germanic gods, though not Tiw.


 


I hope this is of interest.


 


Gerry T.


 


 


Albareiks' reconstructions:


 


Month names:


*Aftuma Jiuleis (sm) December-January "Following Yule"


*Sulaménóþs (m) January-February "Plough Month"


*Hroþiménóþs (m) February-March "Glorious Month"


*Austroménóþs (m) March-April "Easter-Month"


*Þrimilukeis (sm) April-May "Three Milkings"


*Fruma Leiþa (wm) May-June "Former Lithe"


*Aftuma Leiþa (wm) June-July "Following Lithe"


*Wiudaménóþs (m) July-August "Weed Month"


*Hailagaménóþs (m) August-September "Holy Month"


*Wintrufulleiþs (m) September-O
ctober "Winter Full-Moon"


*Blótaménóþs (m) October-November "Sacrifice Month"


*Fruma Jiuleis (sm) November-December "Former Yule"


Day Names:


*Nairþausdags (sm) Saturday


*Sauiladags (sm) Sunday


*Ménadags (sm) Monday


*Teiwisdags (sm) Tuesday


*Wódanisdags (sm) Wednesday


*Þunrisdags (sm) Thursday


*Friddjadags (sm) Friday


Holiday festivals (traditional)


*Jiuleis, (sm) *Weihanahts (sf) Yule (Dec. 21-)


*Awósmiluks (sf) Eowomeoluc, Candlemas (Feb. 2nd)


*Austro (wf) Eostre, Ostara, Easter


*Walbaurgáis (gen.) (sf) Wælburges, May Day


*Miþasans (sf) Midsummer, Litha (June 21)


*Hláifáiws (sm) Hlæfmæstíd, Lammas (Aug. 1st)


Asans (sf) Harvest time


*Hailagáiws (sm) Hallows, Halloween


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Matt's list of reconstructions:


 


*giugi or giugja giant(ess)


*wrisa giant


* ragineriqvis ON. ragnarökr


_haft in religious sense


_band in religious sense


*waitjan accomplish, do (worship)


*waiti or *waits reverence


*waitisloth feast, banquet (of worship?)


*andaikan L. delibor


*andáikan immolare (sacrifice)


*láuhs sacred grove


+freidjan in the sense of "give s
anctuary"


*gudiggs tribunus


*lauhan > lauhatjan


*naurþs north


*Nairþus god ON. Niord


*Baldrs god ON. Balder


*baldrs prince


*Nanþo goddess ON. Nanna


*Haþus god ON. Hoder


*Ogeis god ON. Oegir


*Laúha or *Luka god ON. Loki


*Fanareis Fenrir wolf


*Saurs a goddess, Freya ON. "S?r".


*Fraujo ON. Freya


*Breisigge mani Brising-necklace


*Gardi / Gardja, gen. Gardijos goddess ON. Gerdr


*Sibja goddess Sif


*Nanþo goddess Nothe or ON. Nanna, wife of Baldr


*Halja, gen. Haljos goddess Hel or Hell


*hul hole


*haliþs hero


*Hazdiggs the Herdings of myth


*Frauja ON. Freyr


*Baura ON. Buri (i.e. first-born)


*Barus ON. Börr


*izdo, Izdo edda, ON. Edda


*Airmana Ermino


*Gauts Geat, Gapt


*Skaufs, *Skildwa, *Taitwa (possible predecessors of Gauts)


*Eisarna Isarna


*Widugauja a mythic dryadic being


*Waurþs, Wairþandei, Skuld The Fates


*Walakusjo Valkyrie


*albs pl. -os or -eis / *albi gen. *albjos elf


*dwairgs dwarf


skohsl > sense of "wood-sprite"


*skogs, gen. skogis forest, wood


*biutan, baut butum strike, beat


*itanos = itos < Itans Etins pl. ? or Jutes. (Eater)


*þaurs pl. 
*þaursos or *þaursis pl *þaursjos, or *þaursus pl. *þaursjus,


or *þaursja pl *þaursjans Thurse, Giant (Drinker)


*trallu troll, giant, being of magic power


*hrugga rode, pole, virga


*austroneis Easterners?


*bais boar


*gauks cuckoo bird


*linþs ? cf. Lint-


*hiban, *hiba, *haf verbal source of hebhan, hevan, heofan - cog. with


Lat. capio


*niujiþs new moon


*dogr day, day and night


*sumrus summer


*teihslo, teihsla appartaus by which the wagon is moved on


*teihsma ? time cf. teihs-


*wairalþs or waire alþs world


*braihvan, *brahv, *brehvum blink, flicker, glance, twinkle


*Swartus god Surtur


*stauadags judgment day, doomsday


*Hleins god(des?) Hlin


*inwaits knowing singer, poet, soothsayer


*drupan cf. trudan strike, hit, hit upon, find


*Wrata ? god(dess) of journeying or passage?


*Hulþo goddess personalized "Kind Spirit" also, perhaps *Waihts


*wairawulfs werewolf


*hidan, *had, *hedum cover or dress with skin


*Wisanda-wandalareis OHG Wisantgang


*Eiriggs OHG Irinc


*lubi "herb" < lubja-leisei


*mistiltains mistletoe


*bibauts = ?


*airknastains arkenstone, precious jewel


*marigriuts for markrietus


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