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<p>I started that post before and ended after lunch, and LN sent his<br>
helpful link in the meantime.<br>
<br>
I quote a portion here:<br>
<br>
"So... Here's my attempt at a reconstructing the Gothic months based on<br>
Old English.<br>
____OE______<wbr>MnE______<wbr>__Gothic_<wbr>______<br>
Ærra Geola - December - *AFARJIULEIS<br>
Æfterra Geola - January - *SULAMENOTHS<br>
Solmonath - February - *HROTHIMENOTHS<br>
Hrethmonath - March - *AUSTRAMENOTHS<br>
Eostremonath - April - *THRIMILUKIMENOTHS<br>
Thrimilci - May - FRUMA *LINTHJA? or *leitha?<br>
Ærra Litha - June - AFARLINTHJA? or *leitha?<br>
Æfterra Litha - July - *WIUDAMENOTHS, *RUGJA-ASANS<br>
Weodmonath - August - *HAILAGAMENOTHS, or * (SA) HAILAGA MENOTHS, <br>
*ASANAMENOTHS<br>
Haligmonath (later: Hærfestmonath) - September - *WINTRUFULLITHS<br>
Winterfylleth - October - *BLOTAMENOTHS<br>
Blotmonath - November - FRUMA JIULEIS<br>
<br>
Of course, chances are the real Gothic calendar diverged from the<br>
Anglo-Saxon much more than this, both in names and their application,<br>
just as the Norse and German did. Maybe it shared features with the<br>
calendars of other Germanic peoples. Or maybe the old names were soon<br>
abandoned in favour of the Roman ones. Or maybe just a few relics<br>
survived like Fruma Jiuleis alongside the Latin names. Possibly there<br>
were multiple variants across the wide area settled by the Goths, just<br>
as there were within the other Germanic traditions. Probably we'll<br>
never know.<br>
<br>
Here's an alternative speculative calendar, being mainly a mix of<br>
English and (Old High) German names, mostly using (hypothetical)<br>
cognates although Friusa- is a calque on Lauwmaand, Eismond, etc.):<br>
<br>
January - *FRIUSAMENOTHS, *EISAMENOTHS, *HARDUMENOTHS, *HARDIGGS,<br>
*WULFAMENOTHS<br>
February - *HAURNIGGS, *SULAMENOTHS (or *Muldamenoths)<br>
March - *LAGGATEINS, *HROTHIMENOTHS<br>
April - *AUSTRAMENOTHS (or *Paskamenoths)<br>
May - *WINJAMENOTHS<br>
June - FRUMA *LINTHJA, *GRASAMENOTHS<br>
July - *AFARLINTHJA, *HAUJAMENOTHS, *RUGJAASANS<br>
August - *ASANAMENOTHS<br>
September - *HAILAGAMENOTHS, *WIDUMENOTHS, *AKRANAMENOTHS<br>
October - *WINTRUFULLITHS<br>
November - FRUMA JIULEIS<br>
December - *AFARJIULEIS<br>
<br>
I wonder if there is any other evidence lurking out there... I guess it<br>
might be possible to narrow down when the harvesting of these various<br>
crops would have been in various Gothic territories. Peter Heather<br>
mentions the following as the most important crops in Chernjakhov <br>
agriculture: wheat, barley & millet. Also harvested were: rye, oats,<br>
peas, acorns & hemp (Heather, 1998, p. 77)."<br>
<br>
Which precisely echoes my thoughts given below.<br>
<br>
> Good idea. It seems month names could be more flexible and adaptable<br>
> in the Germanic world. I think it reasonable to take those month-names<br>
> which most closely harmonize with the agricultural schedule of the<br>
> societies in the area where Goths lived during the 4th century.<br>
> According to the wiki page on Germanic calendars, December has Jul or<br>
> its variant.<br>
<br>
I think it will be helpful to have variants for each month, but it would<br>
be most unhelpful to have the same name used for more than one month.<br>
<br>
Also, I support latter Jiuleis having a separate marker and not a prefix<br>
(despite Go. afardags, for which, however, there is no partner **fruma<br>
dags). Perhaps Go. Anthar Jiuleis or Go. Aftuma Jiuleis. Alternately Go.<br>
spediza / spedists Jiuleis.<br>
<br>
-Th.<br>
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