[gothic-l] Scandinavia and Scania, Nos 8-9.

[Bertil Häggman]

8. Scadinavia and Skano in Old English

Beowulf's Scedenigge corresponds to *Skadhin-awjo,
Scedelandum in has the plural form like Scandiae.

9. The Langobards' Scadan, the Concept of 'Danger'
in the Concrete Sense

A piece of evidence over a thousand years old
supporting the interpretation 'the dangerous island' is
provided by a passage in _Origo Gentis Langobardorum_
dealing with the name of their old native country: Scadan, quod
interpretatur 'excidia', i.e. 'ruin, destruction'. In several
languages 'destruction' or 'danger' is found as the
personification or in a concrete sense, e.g. Anglo-Saxon
sceadha and mansceadha respectively.

To be continued

Langobardically

Bertil


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