[gothic-l] Directions

[jdm314 at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 6/23/2000 8:29:36 AM Central Daylight Time,
Grsartor at aol.com writes:

<< The following direction words occur in Mat. 8:11

 urruns = east (lit. coming out or something similar)

 saggqs = west (lit. sinking)

 Gerry T. >>

This is interesting. If we have an actual attestation then that should
supercede a reconstruction. On the other hand, urruns and sagqs are almost
certainly calqued on Greek anatole and dysme (rising and setting). On the
third hand (you have to have lots of them if you're a true scholar ;) ) Latin
likewise uses sol oriens and sol occidens (rising sun, setting sun), so
perhaps EVERYONE was doing that in the ancient world.

JDM

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