Goda Austaradul=?iso-8859-1?Q?=C3=BE_?=allaim!

[Frithureiks]

Based on the name Njorðr I assume the original form was a u-stem and hence the gothic name would keep the ending -us.
The related name Njärd would perhaps be different though.

 
--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, Brian Smith <heatheninfo at ...> wrote:
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> the -us in your proposed Nairþus, is a Latin convention. 
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> Brian
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> From: Frithureiks <gadrauhts at ...>
> To: gothic-l at yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, April 23, 2011 8:24:21 AM
> Subject: [gothic-l] Re: Goda Austaradulþ allaim!
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> Â  
> Is it really celtic origin? I assumed all continental germanic people had this 
> Goddess since it seems both germans and the english knew about her.
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> Nairþus för Njorðr/Njord and Friddja for Frigga and Fraujo for Freya would be 
> suited names I suppose.
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> --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Ingemar Nordgren" <ingemar@> wrote:
> >
> > Why would they have this special goddess who seems rather to have a Celtic 
> >background regarding the sound of the name. Why not Njärðr/Nerthus or Freja? 
> >Hence maybe Niarðardulþ or Frijadulþ.
> > 
> > Just a suggestion!
> > 
> > Ingemar
> > 
> > --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Frithureiks" <gadrauhts@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello and Happy Easter to everyone.
> > > 
> > > What I know there are two words suited for 'Easter' in gothic: dulþs and 
> >paska. The first meaning party/festival and the latter meaning Easter in the 
> >judeo-christian sence.
> > > 
> > > But what in the heathen sence? The english call it Easter to celebrate the 
> >old Godess of Spring, Éastre and the germans call it Ostern to celebrate the 
> >same Godess, which they called Ostara.
> > > If the goths worshiped her to, they would perhaps have called her Austara and 
> >hence this Easter would be Austaradulþs 'Festival of Éastre".
> > > 
> > > Otherwise maybe wezradulþs = Spring festival, to celebrate the spring.
> > >
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