[gothic-l] Directions

[Sarah Patton]

i have a question how do you say "I love You" and "mistaken" in gothic
language?
thank you.


>From: "Sollers" <sollers at pemmaddison.freeserve.co.uk>
>Reply-To: gothic-l at egroups.com
>To: <gothic-l at egroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [gothic-l] Directions
>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 20:32:58 +0100
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ben van Poppel <benny at NETSPACE.NET.AU>
>To: <gothic-l at egroups.com>
>Sent: 22 June 2000 11:39
>Subject: [gothic-l] Directions
>
>
> > I can't remember if this question has been asked on the list or
> > not. I can't find the Gothic words for the cardinal directions in my
> > lexicon. I can definitely guess at what they might be. So far I've
> > got:
> > north: norths (norda-, northa-)
> > South: suths (suda-, sutha-)
> > east: a'usts
> > west: wests, wai'sts
> >
> > Adjectives: a'ustaleiks, etc.
> > east of: a'ustana +gen.
> > From the east: a'ustaro' (?)
> > To go east: a'ust gaggan/du a'usta gaggan.
> >
> > Could someone please clarify?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Ben
>
>Given close contact between Goths and Romans, it might be worth bearing in
>mind that the Greeks and Romans didn't "box the compass" like we do - they
>didn't halve each angle into North-East, South-East etc.  The divisions
>were
>more like the clock face, sort of East of North, then North of East, South
>of East, East of South etc, and apart from North, South, East and West they
>used the names of winds.  Is it possible the Goths did something similar?
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