logic error: Gapt [gothic-l]

[Francisc Czobor]

Hi Dirk,

I also have read about these things in Wolfram's "Die Germanen" and I
agree with you that his interpretation is quite plausible.

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., dirk at s... wrote:
> --- In gothic-l at y..., "Francisc Czobor" <czobor at c...> wrote:
> > Hi Dirk,
> >
> > --- In gothic-l at y..., dirk at s... wrote:
> > > ...
> > >  The name
> > > Ase/Anse simply means wooden stave of which idols are made
> (related
> > > to Ast in German?).
> >
> > No. it's related rather to Gothic ans "beam"
> >
> > Francisc
>
>
> Hi Francisc,
>
> ok, mine was just a wild guess. Gothic ans (i.e. beam) is probably
> what Wolfram had in mind. But it doesn't change the probability that
> all those names: Ansen, Raus, Rapt, Ambri and Assi seem to simply
> denote wooden statures of gods, which have often appeared in pairs.
>
> cheers,
> Dirk


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