[gothic-l] Jutland (was Beowulf and the Geats)

[Philip Rusche]

There are some articles by Elmar Seebold (I think) on the supposed survival
of Jutish dialect in Kent in the Anglo-Saxon period.  I am not necessarily
convinced that the words he discusses need be Jutish, but it is possible.  I
don't see offhand how this could be confirmed though, unless there is a body
of early continental Jutish texts.  I have a few copies of them around.  If
anyone is interested, let me know offlist and I will be happy to find them
and give references.

Philip Rusche

> Anthony,
>
> Interesting contribution not only the sentences
> provided underneath but the whole context.
> I think it is excellent that Jutland has become
> part of this exchange. Personally I prefer the historical
> context, not the linguistic in this case. Have
> always wondered what Jutish influence remains
> in southern England, where they were supposed
> to have settled after migrating from their ancestral
> land. Maybe Soeren have some views here?
>
> But now we are of course on a subject
> better suited for Germanic-L, so I am sending
> a copy.
>
> Gothic-Germanically
>
> Bertil
>
>
>
> > What parts of Scandinavia preserved Common Germanic initial [j]? If
> > [ju:taz] was Common Germanic for "a Jute", that [j] survives in
> > modern Danish "Jylland", but I thought that Common Germanic initial
> > [j] disappeared in Old Norse.
>
>
>
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